http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57596237/library-of-congress-races-to-preserve-tv-history/
Question about one "fact" stated in the story, by an LOC employee -- there is really only one guy
who works on the heads for Ampex 1" machines, and he's in his 80s? Also, where does all this mass
digitization end up? Do the TV stations who expect the American taxpayer to preserve their video
productions release the copyright? If so, when will this end up online so we all can enjoy it? I am
especially concerned if public TV stations like the one mentioned in the piece (the producer of the
program on Mississippi blues musicians, hosted by BB King) are not releasing copyright on their
in-house productions. If the taxpayer is to pay for preserving these items, there should be
universal access to them!
-- Tom Fine
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