Seems like the draconian choice is to dump the rare and likely unique
recordings thereby consiging them to history and also stopping anyone
from listening to them ever again; or ignore copyrght restrictions and
keep them safe - perhaps to digtise them for posterity.
CJB.
On 26/09/2019, Jennifer Vaughn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> With all due respect, people were flaunting copyright violations long before
> the Music Modernization Act was passed in 2018. Though legislation is not
> exactly scintillating reading, there is plenty of good information to be had
> on which recordings are being phased into the public domain and when. I
> highly recommend Eric Harbeson's article "Copyright and the Music
> Modernization Act" to understand the impact of the new legislation
> (https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=amrc_facpapers).
> Tim Brooks also wrote a clear summary of the new law on the ARSC blog.
> While the MMA is not perfect, it's really a victory considering how
> difficult it is for non-rights holders to impact federal legislation. And
> ARSC certainly played a major role in this success!
>
> tl;dr:
>
> * For recordings first published before 1923, copyright protection ends
> after 12/31/2021.
> * For recordings first published between 1923-1946, copyright protection
> ends 100 years after publication.
> * For recordings first published between 1947-1956, copyright protection
> ends 110 years after publication.
> * For all remaining recordings first fixed prior to February 15, 1972,
> the additional transition period shall end on February 15, 2067.
>
> Best,
> Jennifer
> Radio Free Europe
> ________________________________
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels
>
> We do, indeed, have the finest politicians money can buy.
>
> Best,
> Gary
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul T. Jackson
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 2:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels
>
> MONEY BOUGHT CONGRESS TO PASS SUCH AN INCLUSIVE LAW.
> Even though ARSC and MLA were trying to help create the new law, it failed
> the public and public domain issues. AND now people don't care and they
> just go ahead and break the copyright law at will. It no longer has any
> meaning for the populace. Do whatever you want and see if anyone sues you.
>
> Paul T. Jackson
> Trescott Research
> Steilacoom, WA 98338
> [log in to unmask]
> trescottresearch.com
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 11:20 AM Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> Remember that, because copyrights on sound recordings are governed by
>> state law, rather than Federal, the copyrights on most sound recordings
>> in
>> the US will not expire until 2067. Again, the copyright experts on this
>> list are welcome to chime in here. But probably none of the commercial
>> recordings copied onto those tapes are public domain throughout the
>> entire
>> US.
>>
>> Best,
>> Gary
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Curt Meyer
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:47 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels
>>
>> Thanks Steve and Gary
>> Thats good input. It looks like alot of them are old and the copyright
>> has
>> expired. The others I might just try to group and sell as blank tapes or
>> donate if there is any interest.
>> Good group of thoughtful folks on this list - nice to see how you help
>> each
>> other, thanks again.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 5:35 AM Steve Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > These are typically sold on Ebay as "used tape" with classical content,
>> > etc.
>> > and a scan of the box info. This seems to sastify Ebay. How
>> > copyright
>> > lawyers may feel about this is another matter.
>> >
>> > Steve Smolian
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> > <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Gary A. Galo
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:01 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to
>> > reels
>> >
>> > Hi Curt,
>> >
>> > It's ok to make tape copies of commercial recordings for one's personal
>> > use.
>> > But, this is probably copyrighted material and it may be illegal to
>> > sell
>> > the
>> > copies. There are others on this list who are more knowledgeable about
>> > copyright laws on sound recordings, who I hope will offer their
>> > perspective.
>> > But, my initial reaction is that they cannot be legally sold.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> > <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of cmeyer5555 <
>> [log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:22:02 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels
>> >
>> > Dear arsclist, your group seems very knowledgeable in this area so I am
>> > hoping someone could help with a bit of advice.I inherited hundreds of
>> reel
>> > to reel tapes from a relative who was a quality engineer and amateur
>> > audiophile. He meticulously dubbed, labeled and typed up the data from
>> old
>> > jazz, blues, big band and classical glass, 78s and 33s onto the r/rs
>> along
>> > with a few oneoffs or old radio. Also had 100 or so factory produced
>> > r/rs
>> > and some unused r/rs. (And similar cassettes also) I am looking for any
>> > advice on how to find someone who appreciates these genres and would be
>> > interested in buying the lot, it's in the Los Angeles area. If anyone
>> > has
>> > any advice on that I would appreciate it much.Thank you for any
>> > helpCurt
>> > meyer [log in to unmask]
>> >
>>
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