Euro Disney
By
La Cieca
Tenor/conductor/impresario/corporate shill Placido Domingo welcomed an extension of copyright protection across Europe today as “great news for performing artists.” Well, he’s half right.
That’s because it’s a windfall for recording companies. The recording copyright extension—modeled on the U.S.’s notorious Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act that has essentially destroyed the concept of public domain for fixed recordings—will be enacted just in time to “protect” large swaths of the catalog of Domingo’s home label, DGG.
La Cieca
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
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Topics: mickey mouse, placido domgino, whores
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People: Plácido Domingo
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Places & Organizations: Deutsche Grammophon
