Re: [ARSCLIST] MP3 bit rates and usage factors for Web pages

[Karl Miller <lyaa071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Marie Azile O'Connell wrote:

> I recall an incident back in New Zealand where we had 2 researchers coming in
> frequently, researching a particular case that was about to got to court.
> These people were found, in one of our studios, which they had been set up in,
> recording the audio they were listening to.  Needless to say, the device was
> confiscated from them and they were banned from Sound Archives.

Why were they banned from the archives?

Karl



>
> Sometimes being generous just doesn't work with such people.
>
> Cheers
>
> Marie O'Connell
> Sound Archivist/Sound Engineer/Sound Consultant
> Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage
> University of Southern Mississippi
> Phone: 601-266-6514
> Mobile: 601-329-6911
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Mwcpc6@xxxxxxx:
>
> > In a message dated 12/1/2005 9:02:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > marie.oconnell@xxxxxxx writes:
> > My instinct has been to give
> > a very short excerpt of audio, with text, but to keep out the 'prized' part
> > of
> > the audio that the person really wants.  If they want it badly enough, then
> > they will have to get in touch with the company, University and pay for it!
> > ****************
> >
> > I suppose it depends on the purpose of maintaining an archive; of preserving
> >
> > historical materials at all. If it is regarded as a valuable collection and
> > potential revenue source, certainly access must be restricted. With present
> > day
> > technology, once it is out of the vault, it can be everywhere.
> >
> > However if the purpose is to preserve and spread knowledge, then the
> > propagation and free distribution of the material is serving the purpose.
> >
> > Knowledge must be force fed to most people. That is why school attendance is
> >
> > required by law. Money to do this is generally provided by taxes and private
> >
> > grants. More and more institutions are putting their materials online as part
> >
> > of their fundamental mandate.
> >
> > One danger in commercializing an archive is that people with special
> > interests in a political or technical will be quite willing to pay a
> > substantial
> > amount for an excerpt to use in a documentary supporting their cause. If
> > access to
> > the original documents is restricted, there is no opportunity for the public
> >
> > to see the context of the excerpt or study associated materials.
> >
> > Perhaps the best compromise is something like the relationship between the
> > Prelinger Archive and Getty Images
> > http://www.panix.com/~footage/prelarch.html
> >
> > Of course this requires a certain culture of both generosity and honesty to
> > work.
> >
> > Mike Csontos
> >
>