尽管有八个成员国反对,欧盟委员会于2011年9月11日对欧盟版权保护指令作出修订,对表演者和录音制作者的版权保护由目前的50年延长至70年。欧盟委员会在通过修订后解释说,表演者通常很早就开始他们的演艺事业,50年的保护期不足以保证他们 Despite the objections of eight member states, the European Commission amended the EU Copyright Protection Directive on September 11, 2011, extending the copyright protection to performers and audio producers from the current 50 years to 70 years. The European Commission, as amended, explained that performers usually start their acting career very early and that the 50-year term of protection is not enough to guarantee them