[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [ARSCLIST] Record Business vs. Music Business: The Shakeout Continues.
On 18 maj 2007, at 04.45, Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
Keep in mind that in the USA there exists NO "clearly out of
copyright"
sound-recording material! The most recent "improvements" to that
aspect
of copyright law left all pre-1972 sound recordings under the auspices
of various state laws and common-law precedent, and this protection
usually lacks any mention of "until..."!
Some one else wrote off list with this warning and alerted me to
potential other changes. I wonder if, instead, I could incorporate
information (if people opt to make the information available) of
their collection in the database project, so it could be then seen
that "Steven C Barr" has a copy of a given disk and of course someone
could take contact direct with you if they wanted more information or
a "loan" of the said media. Nothing then is being facilitated or
traded other than a contact for academic study. It might also help
libraries and the like. One planned feature was the ability for
collectors to maintain their own list from the "MASTER" database that
is being developed (but not yet populated) and I guess this could be
a natural extension. The user would be able to choose to make their
"collection information" available and visible or just held private
to themselves.
Darren
---
Darren Ingram (darren at ingram.fi / www.ingram.fi)
Provider of many things including research, media, innovation and
consultancy services.
"Insert pointless, humo(u)rless quotation and ASCII art here"
"Insert lengthy, boring and meaningless corporate and copyright
disclaimer here"