Thanks Steve and Gary Thats good input. It looks like alot of them are old and the copyright has expired. The others I might just try to group and sell as blank tapes or donate if there is any interest. Good group of thoughtful folks on this list - nice to see how you help each other, thanks again. On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 5:35 AM Steve Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > These are typically sold on Ebay as "used tape" with classical content, > etc. > and a scan of the box info. This seems to sastify Ebay. How copyright > lawyers may feel about this is another matter. > > Steve Smolian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Gary A. Galo > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:01 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels > > Hi Curt, > > It's ok to make tape copies of commercial recordings for one's personal > use. > But, this is probably copyrighted material and it may be illegal to sell > the > copies. There are others on this list who are more knowledgeable about > copyright laws on sound recordings, who I hope will offer their > perspective. > But, my initial reaction is that they cannot be legally sold. > > Best, > Gary > > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ________________________________ > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of cmeyer5555 <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:22:02 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Old vinyl on reel to reels > > Dear arsclist, your group seems very knowledgeable in this area so I am > hoping someone could help with a bit of advice.I inherited hundreds of reel > to reel tapes from a relative who was a quality engineer and amateur > audiophile. He meticulously dubbed, labeled and typed up the data from old > jazz, blues, big band and classical glass, 78s and 33s onto the r/rs along > with a few oneoffs or old radio. Also had 100 or so factory produced r/rs > and some unused r/rs. (And similar cassettes also) I am looking for any > advice on how to find someone who appreciates these genres and would be > interested in buying the lot, it's in the Los Angeles area. If anyone has > any advice on that I would appreciate it much.Thank you for any helpCurt > meyer [log in to unmask] >