The Recording Academy has been working on this for many years. http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Foundation/Preservation/ Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined! 615.385.8051 http://www.hyperback.com http://womb.mixerman.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Lewis > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 9:05 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Soapbox > > This may cause some to wonder about my na�vete here; certainly it is > well intentioned, and if anyone has reason to dismiss this suggestion > altogether I would love some feedback to calm my mind. But I read today > that Sony lost 95 percent of its profit margin last quarter. It comes > on the heels of news from a friend of mine who worked as a retail rep > for UMG for years and years, an integral part of their retail > operation. He was let go Friday. > > My feeling is that some within ARSC might want to begin discussing > strategies to prevent, or at least combat, mass ditching of archival > materials by such huge companies -- that are in possession of a large > part of America's recorded heritage -- should they wind up on a > receiver's index, or in a hostile takeover or cut-rate buyout, > whatever. IASA needs to be involved as well, as many of the materials > are vaulted over in Europe. We should have the attitude that if huge > banks like Merrill Lynch aren't able to "stay in business forever," > then neither can these companies. Something to work on, discuss at this > point. I just don't want to be kicking myself if word comes that when > Sony spun off its music division that the new owner junked the metal > masters belonging to RCA or some such, and we didn't try to provide > safe haven for them in some way. > > Uncle Dave Lewis > Ann Arbor, MI