Darkness on the edge of town for record companies: artists such as Bruce Springsteen may get the copyrights to their classic songs.

A major change in U.S. copyright law that was put in place in 1976 is about to take effect- and the results could spell disaster for a record industry already reeling from tremendous drops in revenue. As of 2013 artists who recorded songs released in the year 1978 can apply to have the rights to those songs revert to them. Each successive calender year will advance the year in which artists can apply for the songs from another year. Thus in 2014, artists can demand to be given the copyrights on songs released in 1979. The stipulation is that the artists must apply two years in advance. Thus power players such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel have already done so. If they prevail, it could mean many millions of dollars more in profits to the artists. However, the record companies intend to fight the law- even though it seems clear cut in favor of the artists. Click here for more

Cinema Retro has received the following press release:

Kiss Kiss Kill Kill

The Graphic Art and Forgotten Spy Films of Cold War Europe

The Exhibition Catalogue

To coincide with the Kiss Kiss Kill Kill touring exhibition, The KKKK Archive is proud to announce the publication of a full colour catalogue to celebrate this exciting touring show.

KKKK will appeal to everyone who loves “Eurospy” and the spy film genre. The curator of the KKKK Archive, Richard Rhys Davies, has spent many years creating one of the finest collections of spy film posters in the world. The catalogue presents a selection of posters from all over Europe as well as fascinating artwork for many forgotten Soviet bloc films.

The book is a large format A4 all colour art book on 100g paper stock featuring over 100 stunning newly restored posters. All artwork from the KKKK exhibition is featured as well as an introductory essay by the curator Richard Rhys Davies. The catalogue is divided into the following chapters:

· The Iron Curtain is Drawn

· Espion Noir: French spy cinema before James Bond

· Fritz Lang : inventor of the spy film

· Eurospy: The European Co-Production

· Fumetti Nero Italiano

· Out of the Rubble: West German Escapist Cinema

· Paella Spy: The Spanish Connection

· Spaghetti Spy: The Italian Factory 1964 -1967

· The Spy in the Cold: British Spy Films

· Czechoslovakia Before and After ’68

· Eastern Bloc Poster Design: The Polish and Czech Schools

· Eastern Bloc Spy Films: Quotas

· Eastern Bloc Spy Films: Romania

· Eastern Bloc Spy Films: Russia

You can buy here directly from kisskisskillkillarchive.com website using Paypal.

Price is £24.99 (€29.99 / $39.99) with free postage.

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See the whole archive on line and for further details of touring venues for the exhibition visit kisskisskillkillarchive.com

Touring exhibition organised by the University of Hertfordshire Galleries and The Kiss Kiss Kill Kill Archive in association with Goethe Institut, London, EUNIC and St. Albans Museums.

The latest issue of the British James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping and is available exclusively from the MI6 web site. The issue features the usual eclectic mix of subject matters pertaining to the world of 007 including the publication of very rare behind the scenes photos taken on the set of From Russia With Love.

Other highlights include interviews with Richard Kiel and Bond author Jeffrey Deaver and the story behind the famous James Bond D.C. comic book based on Dr. No plus much more. Click here for more