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Re: [ARSCLIST] Copyright of treasures
On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Russ Hamm wrote:
> I am working with a small group here in San Diego to digitize and make
> accessible a large tape collection of American folk music recorded at folk
> festivals and coffee houses in the 1960s and 70s. The tapes are owned by
> the gentleman who organized the festivals and performances, and there is no
> formal copyright on any of the material. Our expectation is that most, if
> not all of the performers will be happy to see their work of 30 or 40 years
> ago come to light for public enjoyment and scholarly research. We shall see
> whether any 'cease and desist' orders result.
Who were some of the performers?
Karl