[quebecois]

If the recording industry is squawking now, just wait another 10 years when the music from the 60's goes public. How much did Michael Jackson pay for all of the Beatle's music? The clock is ticking on that freak's investment.

[SauronOfMordor]

The copyright expiration would also apply to movies. I would bet that there are lots of movie reels (including American-made) from the 50's and earlier in Europe, just ripe for being put on DVD (or onto a server for Internet download in these days of high-speed Internet links)