Re: [ARSCLIST] 78's and PD, was Curatorial Responsibility, formerly Copyright of treasures

[Cary Ginell <soundthink@xxxxxxx>]

Steve,
 
This site sells the report for $20. Can you summarize its findings? 
 
Cary Ginell
Sound Thinking Music Research
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:11:43 -0400
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 78's and PD, was Curatorial Responsibility, formerly Copyright of treasures


The CLIR- Council for Library and Information Resources has just published a study on this very issue, framed by Tim Brooks and scut-worked by the undersigned. I have a published copy and assume it is posted on their site. 
 
It's pretty scary, and will be followed by one on copyright law. 
 
They are a look at the facts and numbers as they are, not as any side wishes them to be. 
 
http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub133abst.html 
 
Steve Smolian 
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:36 AM 
Subject: [ARSCLIST] 78's and PD, was Curatorial Responsibility, formerly Copyright of treasures 
 
> Does anyone have any idea what percentage of commercially-produced 78's > are 
> now in the PD? When, for instance, CBS/Sony re-issues Duke Ellington 78's > as 
> multi-CD collections, are those now re-copyrighted for 50+ years? And what 
> about that guy Joe Buzzard down in Maryland -- is he just flying under the 
> radar or is it perfectly legit for him to reissue all of his obscure > blues, 
> country and bluegrass 78's? He comes off as a somewhat goofy collector, > but 
> I get the sense he's a very shrewd business man too, and I wouldn't be 
> surprised if his venture is pretty profitable even though it seems 
> labor-intensive. I've read several interviews with him, but he never 
> squarely addresses the copyright issue except to say he's never been > pursued 
> or prosecuted. 
> 
> -- Tom Fine 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl Miller" <lyaa071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:17 AM 
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Curatorial Responsibility, formerly Copyright of 
> treasures 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Richard L. Hess wrote: 
>> 
>> > What about the sell-off and destruction of many of the runs of old 
>> > newspapers that Nicholson Baker documents in "Double Fold"? Including 
>> > a set of a major NY Newspaper that had been presented by the publisher. 
>> 
>> And, what really gets my goat...here, instead of having a record sale, I 
>> was forced into selling off duplicate 78s in a single lot. Not all of it 
>> was great, but some of the items were of value. About 5,000 discs sold >> for 
>> $10. I just don't understand the thinking. 
>> 
>> Karl 
> 
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