[78-L] GoDigital MG lays claim to 1902 recording

[Mark Durenberger]

My question:  How does a company like Radio Spirits get away with their 
reselling old radio programs?

http://www.radiospirits.com/


Regards,

Mark Durenberger

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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] GoDigital MG lays claim to 1902 recording

> It seems to me that it's been pretty clear for a number of years, sound
> recordings in the US, no matter where they're made, are in copyright until 
> 2067
> and even the "property of the parks department" is debatable. There were
> discussions not long ago about a US company that had licensed reissues 
> from a
> UK label (which probably didn't have legal rights but had reissued them as 
> PD,
> which they are over there) making claims against anyone else using the 
> recordings.
>
> dl
>
> On 1/19/2012 12:40 PM, Bill Knowlton wrote:
>>
>> Which raises a question.
>>
>> I see, and hear, all sorts of stuff on U-tube; film clips from early 
>> musicals, video performances, records of Uncle Josh, et. al et. al
>>
>> So how does this happen legally?
>>
>> If I were to put just one cut from an obscure out of print LP from, say, 
>> the late 1950s without "permission" from someone, what would happen?
>>
>> Just wondering.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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