[ottdmk]

Well, audio recordings is quite different from written works. Audio recordings have a flat 50 years (until the current budget gets passed, which will bump it to 70.) Written works have a life of the author + formula. (Currently life + fifty, although I'm quite sure gov't will roll over on that at some point and duplicate the life + seventy of the US and elsewhere.)

If I thought that Cohen would get much from extending the copyright of the actual recordings, I'd be more sympathetic. Given the shelf life of an artist, I can imagine the thought of outliving your revenue stream is frightening. But as I doubt he gets much from the sale of any particular recording, it doesn't quite work for me.