The Plight of the Roma Europe's Unwanted People. More than 10 million Roma live in Europe. Tens of thousands of them are fleeing westwards from poverty and discrimination in the countries of southeastern Europe. But EU member states are failing to help them.
According to the Student Press Law Center's Guide to Music Licensing for Broadcasting and Webcasting, there's a longstanding myth that you can use up to 30 seconds of music in any way without fear of copyright infringement. Like many myths, this idea has at least a kernel of truth behind it, however poorly understood.
Copyright protection lasts from creation until 70 years after the authorâs death, or, in the case of works made for hire (and pseudonymous or anonymous works), the later of 120 years after creation or 95 years after first publication. The concept of a âwork made for hireâ is frequently misunderstood, even by lawyers.