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On 15/09/2011, Michael Biel wrote: > On 9/14/2011 8:55 PM, Steven Smolian wrote: >> This was in response to the passing of the European copyright >> extnsion for sound recordings. >> >> Steve Smolian > > I figured that, but what would make LP sources or pre-recorded tape > any different from any other sources of the sound as long as the > recording pre-dates the cut-off date? Using an LP or issued tape of > perhaps a 1956 recording would be no different than using a 78 or 45 > of it. Now if you mean a restoration re-issue of it, we have always > had a disagreement with the pirating of somebody else's restoration, > and that is often a problem with CDs, especially the cut-rate box > sets. > A restoration is a new recording and should be in copyright. The problem is how to prove that one digital audio file is derived from another. A simple level change will alter all the numbers. And has anyone ever taken a "restoration thief" to court? Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]