Re: [ARSCLIST] [OffList] creating access cd's

[steven c <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Audio (red book) CDs that are available for general patron use under
> the normal terms of such use for sound recordings (i.e. listened to
> in the listening room, taken home, etc).
>
> They are nothing more than a disposable copy of the asset. This
> distinguishes them from a preservation copy which is a surrogate for
> the real original which is decaying or may become unplayable for
> other reasons.
>
> You can have more than one access copy and you can have more than one
> preservation copy.
>
> The access copy is essentially sacrificial - it gets used and cared
> for, but if something bad happens, who really cares.
>
> The preservation copies are used only for making additional access copies.
>
> Preservation copies don't have to be Red Book CDs even if the access
> copies are.
>
Isn't all of this copying violating the copyrights on sound recordings
(assuming a commercial CD is involved? If so, aren't the institutions
involved risking the arath of RIAA?!

Steven C. Barr