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From: "VICTORIA" <[log in to unmask]>
> Under fair use section 108h in report, it states an exemption  for 
> libraries
> and archives as well as non profits to "reproduce, distribute, perform, or
> display a copy" of a work from the last 20 years of its copyright term if
> done for preservation, scholarship or research objectives. but first has 
> to
> undergo a "reasonable investigation" --i am not sure what exactly the
> reasonable investigation entails beyond seeking the legitimacy of the
> organization. ?
>
Does this then mean that sound recordings will become legally "available"
on January 1, 2047...since they are protected until 1/1/2067?! Of course,
I will be 115 years old then...?!

Steven C. Barr