The Commission's draft directive proposes to extend the term of protection for performers and sound recordings to 95 years. LACA has responsed to UK-IPO's informal consultation on the draft directive. The response tells UK-IPO about the impact this proposed EU Directive would have on public access to sound collections and archives.Read the EU draft directive on the term of copyright for sound recordings Read LACA's response to UK-IPO's informal consultation (July 2008)Read the UK-IPO's latest information on extension of copyright termRead the Response to UK-IPO by the Open Rights Group which refers to the 'costs to information professionals'.