----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Audio (red book) CDs that are available for general patron use under > the normal terms of such use for sound recordings (i.e. listened to > in the listening room, taken home, etc). > > They are nothing more than a disposable copy of the asset. This > distinguishes them from a preservation copy which is a surrogate for > the real original which is decaying or may become unplayable for > other reasons. > > You can have more than one access copy and you can have more than one > preservation copy. > > The access copy is essentially sacrificial - it gets used and cared > for, but if something bad happens, who really cares. > > The preservation copies are used only for making additional access copies. > > Preservation copies don't have to be Red Book CDs even if the access > copies are. > Isn't all of this copying violating the copyrights on sound recordings (assuming a commercial CD is involved? If so, aren't the institutions involved risking the arath of RIAA?!