[78-L] OLD TIMES label - reissues of ASV CDs

[Julian Vein]

Malcolm - Venerable Music wrote:
> Hello Alan - Actually Bear Family did successfully sue JSP for lifting 
> recordings from their Carter Family set. There is some information about the 
> case in this article - 
> http://www.indicare.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=98
> 
> I think JSP had to cough up quite a bit of money for this. I also seem to 
> remember EMI threatening them for their Bunny Berigan set which may have 
> been lifted from Mosaic? I don't think this ever went to court, but the set 
> was pulled from production. So there is at least some legal precedent I 
> suppose?
> 
> Not sure if this is true, but I also heard that Bear Family has begun to put 
> inaudible spikes in their recordings to help identify other of their 
> recordings improperly used?
> 
> Malcolm
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I've a feeling that JSP didn't cough up for the Berigan set, although 
they were found guilty. Possibly something to do with cross-border legal 
complications regarding enforcement? I heard the JSP Berigan set and the 
sound was inferior to the Mosaic. Independent remastering or "dumbing 
down" of the sound to hide its origin?

      Julian Vein