“EVERY three months from the beginning of 2008,” says Cliff Richard, who was once Britain’s answer to Elvis Presley, “I will lose a song.” The reason is that in most European countries copyright protection on sound recordings lasts for 50 years, and (now) Sir Cliff recorded his first hit single, “Move It”, in 1958. This month, early recordings by Elvis himself started to enter Europe’s public domain. Over the next few decades a torrent of the most popular tracks from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and many other artists will become public property in Europe—to the pleasure of fans and the consternation of the music industry.

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“EVERY three months from the beginning of 2008,” says Cliff Richard, who was once Britain’s answer to Elvis Presley, “I will lose a song.” The reason is that in most European countries copyright protection on sound recordings lasts for 50 years, and (now) Sir Cliff recorded his first hit single, “Move It”, in 1958. This month, early recordings by Elvis himself started to enter Europe’s public domain. Over the next few decades a torrent of the most popular tracks from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and many other artists will become public property in Europe—to the pleasure of fans and the consternation of the music industry.