[78-L] "Shine", "St. Louis Blues" and copyright legislation

[Dnjchi at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/10/2009 3:44:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Tbroo at aol.com writes:

BTW,  regarding stevenc's lament (with which I totally agree) about   
recordings in the U.S. being tied up until 2067, some of you may have  
heard that  
ARSC recently got legislation passed that directs the  Copyright Office to 
launch  the first-ever formal study of this  issue, namely the effect of 
keeping 
pre-1972 recordings under state law  until then. The CO is specifically  
directed to look at the effect on  preservation and access to those  
recordings, to take public comment  on the issue, and to report to Congress 
 within two 
years with  recommended changes in the law. This is the first step, we  
think, in  getting this bad situation addressed. It was quite a battle just 
to   
get this far.

Tim B.



Thank you, Tim, for all you do for the collecting fraternity!!!!
 
Don Chichester
 
(And I DO have "Lost Sounds"!)
 
 
 
 
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