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LC has less latitude than anyone to reissue materials w/o full authorizations as the US Copyright Office operates under the same roof. Blue Note secured rights from the estates of the artists and went to town! Sam On 10/7/05, Russ Hamm <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm not certain of this, but I have heard that the Library of Congress, > being a governmental agency, has more latitude when it comes to publishing > and making accessible to the public materials like this - "treasures" that > may be orphan works, or otherwise outside the standard contract-based > copyright world. Am I wrong? If I am right, maybe the LOC should be the > proper venue to publish such treasures that would create legal difficulties > for other private organizations or individuals. > > Russ Hamm > > <><><><><><> > > At 01:22 PM 10/7/2005, you wrote: > >Not sure which category this fits in, but just announced today is this > >from NPR: > >http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4946796 > > > >If you don't want to go to the link, this is a jazz concert recorded in > >1957 by Voice of America but never broadcast. Now it is for sale! One must > >wonder about the legal issues behind it all - and if anyone has any inside > >info on this it would be extremely interesting and cogent to the recent > >discussions... > > > >Lou > > > >Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio > >415-883-2689 > > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > Russ Hamm > Ed Tech Specialist > National School District (http://nsd.us) > San Diego County, California > tel. (619) 336-7752 > FAX (619) 336-7551 >