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Performers v the British National Party on the Grounds of Moral Rights?




By Sébastien ODDOS member of a.d.c.i. - Date : 2009-05-31 - Country : ROYAUME-UNI - Subject : Litigations - IP Field : Copyright & neighbouring rights


The IPKat brings our attention to a letter from the Musicians' Union and the Features Artists' Coalition, protesting at the use of songs by their members on a compilation put together by the British National Party (far right). The musicians expressed their bitterness that in England they 'have no legal right to object to their music being used in this way' and add that: they 'would also like to raise awareness of the terribly low level of moral rights accorded to musicians in this country’. They took this opportunity to call for these to be reassessed so that musicians are able to object to their music being used in situations which contravene their beliefs and morals'.

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