[78-L] Guthrie masters from Stinson, et al, to be re-released on Rounder

[Doug Pomeroy]

There's little to say, because the whole matter of who owns Stinson
is unclear.  There is a lack of formal paperwork which would clarify
the relationship which existed between Herbert Harris of the Stinson
Trading Company, and More Asch of Folkways concerning ownership
of the actual recordings.

Anyway, somebody intentionally damaged many of the metal parts.
Fortunately the scratches could be removed via digital editing.

The metals were found in Park Slope Brooklyn, in the basement of a
house owned by a relative of Herbert Harris.

There are many unanswered questions.

Doug
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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:40:49 -0400
> From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at attglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Guthrie masters from Stinson, et al,	to be
> 	re-released on Rounder
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> So, where is Doug?  I'm eagerly awaiting his input.
> Wonder how ROUNDER resolved the legal issues with STINSON? or were
> those issues avoided by releasing masters which seem to be owned by
> Smithsonian/Folkways?
> If there is much material 'owned' by Stinson, and they
> won't cooperate, it would seem to make sense to have the
> material issued by a non-US company, where the copyright
> is expired.
> Best wishes, Thomas.