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-----Original Message----- From Steven Smolian: "...One thing that has made legitimate reissues so expensive and slow in the past has been the cost of researching the recording contracts at the record company end..." This is precisely why Universal or any other donor can't be expected to transfer ownership the copyrights. They don't necessarily own them. There has never been a "standard recording contract." One of the consequences of the massive drop in catalog sales has been labels being unable to afford appropriate storage. Undoubtedly the day was approaching when Universal would have been forced to destroy those masters if they couldn't find a responsible party to care for them. I worry about EMI. 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! 615.562.4346 http://www.bobolhsson.com http://audiomastery.com