Re: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Awards -- Award criteria (was: Awards 2009 - Call for Nominations)

[Joel Bresler <joel.br@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gosh, with the caveat that IANAL (I am not a lawyer), my understanding is
that to be TOTALLY, hermetically safe, samples cannot be longer than 6
seconds. Having said that, you are right, Amazon uses roughly 30 seconds'
worth. For my own site, given that virtually all of the material is PD
(European 78s, traditional songs, blah, blah) I elected to use generous
samples ranging from 45 to 90 seconds or so, trying to demonstrate the
entire melody without repeats. 

If the family of some dead for fifty years Balkan cantor asks me to remove
great-great-grandpa's sound samples, I'd probably trim it back to 30
seconds. No such requests yet! This ain't Elvis, by a long shot...

I use mid-range MP3 quality samples. 

Have a great Thanksgiving, all. 

Joel 


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-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:42 AM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Awards -- Award criteria (was: Awards 2009 -
Call for Nominations)

Hi Joel:

What about copyright issues with sound samples? Is there any length of
sample that is OK without 
seeking permission? I notice Amazon and other music-seller sites seem to do
30 seconds or less in 
most cases. Also, does one have to use a highly-lossy/degraded format for
samples or is that up to 
the choice of the website hosting the samples?

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel Bresler" <joel.br@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Awards -- Award criteria (was: Awards 2009 -
Call for Nominations)


> Hi, thanks for your reply. I think it is very useful to consider websites
> that have reached, as you say, the "1st edition" phase. Certainly a
website
> has to compare in quality and depth to other contenders. Since websites
can
> include copious audio samples and cover graphics, I believe that this
should
> be taken into account when comparing sites to print works. IMHO, a site
that
> includes sound samples is much more valuable to researchers and devotees
> than a printed or online list, no matter how wonderful the list.
>
> I'll respond privately with some details about my own sites.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving, all.
>
> Joel
>
> Joel Bresler
> 250 E. Emerson Road
> Lexington, MA 02420
> United States
>
> 1-781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
> joel.br@xxxxxxxxxxx
> IN CASE OF VERIZON EMAIL PROBLEMS, PLEASE USE MY BACK-UP EMAIL:
> joelbresler-at-gmail.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nelson-Strauss, Brenda
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:18 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Awards -- Award criteria (was: Awards 2009 -
> Call for Nominations)
>
> To answer Joel's questions, I believe the Awards Committee is open to
> considering websites that are nominated for ARSC awards (the committee
> doesn't have time to surf the web seeking out worthy websites- the author
or
> another individual needs to bring them to our attention via an official
> nomination).
>
> There are, of course, several issues that make websites more difficult to
> evaluate. First, according to our guidelines, we must be able to establish
a
> date of publication (we are currently considering materials published in
> 2008). Since most websites are updated frequently and evolve over time, we
> haven't quite decided what might constitute an official date of
publication.
> In any case, we would at least need to be notified that the content is in
> its final form. Second, the website would need to hold its own against
> published items within the same category- i.e., there would have to be
> sufficient content to make it a contender against published
> histories/discographies.
>
> So far, no one has nominated a website for consideration, so the judges
have
> not yet put the issue to the test. As for Joel's websites, "Follow the
> Drinking Gourd" does not seem to be finished. If "Sephardic Music" is in
its
> final form (or let's say "1st edition" phase), let us know and we can
> circulate the link to the judges use it as a test case.
>
> Brenda
>
> Brenda Nelson-Strauss
> Archives of African American Music and Culture
> Indiana University
> 2805 E. 10th, Suite 180
> Bloomington, IN 47408
> 812-855-7530
> bnelsons@xxxxxxxxxxx
> www.indiana.edu/~aaamc
> www.blackgrooves.org
>
> <snip>
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