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Ministers in tune with EU by backing lifetime royalties

By Jean Eaglesham in London and Nikki Tait in Brussels

Published: December 11 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 11 2008 02:00

Musicians should enjoy a lifetime's entitlement to retrospective royalties, ministers will say today.

The move is a concession by Britain to a drive from Brussels for a common European position on copyright.

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