Re: [ARSCLIST] Sad news about Dick Sudhalter and Decca archive

[Michael Biel <mbiel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Clark Johnsen wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > .  And there is now confirmation that the Universal vault fire consumed the
> > entire Decca masters from the 30s thru the 50s.  Metal, tape, test
> > pressings, and paper.
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> Which leads one to wonder, just how safe are any of the masters? And for
> that matter, where *do* they reside?
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Universal claimed that they were in the process of moving them to the 
underground storage area in Iron Mountain.  That is where BMG/Sony is, I 
believe.  I've always wondered how safe IT is. 
> "Proliferation is preservation."
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> clark
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Tim Brooks and Sam Brylawsky are leading the charge to have this 
understanding made a part of the deliberations in changing copyright laws. 
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