The recording might (or might not be) still be under copyright, but copyright doesn't convey the right of censorship. Anyone can legally reproduce it without prior restraint. The copyright holder presumably would have the right of reasonable compensation for the use of his intellectual property and theoretically could assert a claim and seek damages if he has been damaged. The amount of compensation would be negotiable. Failing negotiation, it could ultimately be determined by a court of law. I'm sure a court would determine the value to be minimal inasmuch as the copyright holder destroyed his sole remaining copy on his own initiative.
As to the size of the file, there are compression techniques that can reduce the size considerably. Doug Henwood compresses his half-hour radio programs into downloadable files less than seven megabytes http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html which is some twentieth the size of your file. A file of that size can be sent as an attachment from and to many email servers, or placed on the Internet for easy download. I would be glad to assist you in converting it into a readily accessible format. --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 04:17:54 From: "Wallace M. Klinck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Victor Bridger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Frances Hutchinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Jeremy Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,William B Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Michael Stephen Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Phillip D. Butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Hello All Again, Obviously, I cannot send a 147MB file by E-mail--so I am anxious for suggestions re delivery. Any suggestions Bill--or others? I can mail out copies of the CD if this is the only practical solution. Let me know if you would like a copy. My server says that Windows Messenger might be helpful--but I've never used it before. What to do next? Wally, appealing for help. [Text of my previous and unsuccessful transmission.] Hello All, I am attempting herewith to forward a WAV file and accompanying text for title (?) of the talk that Major Douglas delivered over the British Broadcasting Corporation in November of 1934 and which was subsequently printed in the B.B.C. publication, The Listener, on December the 5, 1934, entitled "The Causes of War: Is Our Financial System to Blame?" (14 min., 37 sec.) This is first time that I have attempted to produce and send an audio file. I assume that the WAV file is appropriate, or perhaps I should have sent an MPEG3 file instead (?). Bill, I expect that you are informed in this regard and any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Perhaps you or others might care to archive this item--but I draw your attention to the following: I obtained this speech many years ago as an old reel recording and had to dig out my ancient reel machines to resurrect it and import it into my computer for processing and output (I have also produced a CD) using Pinnacle's "Clean 4 Plus" program. Originally, I had noticed degradation on the reel about half way through and requested another copy from the B.B.C. to receive notice that it was no longer available--the implication being that it had been destroyed during "housecleaning," if memory serves me correctly. When I played it this time, however, the quality seemed excellent and so this audio file came out excellent on playback from my computer and from a consumer CD sound player--much to my relief and somewhat to my surprise. Perhaps some things other than wine (for the record, I don't drink alcohol) do in fact improve with age! Anyway, I want to point out that the case on the reel from the B.B.C. was stamped "For Listening Purposes Only" and "Broadcasting or Public Performance Prohibited without Consent of the B.B.C." The event occurred well over a half-century ago and the recording was apparently removed from the B.B.C. archives for destruction. Nevertheless, if any of you have any reservations about the use of this WAV file or any form of presentation which you might wish to derive from it, I would then recommend that you contact the B.B.C. to confirm with certainty what you may be free to do with it. Again, Bill, perhaps you could offer some advice--in the nature of an opinion without putting yourself in the position of offering legal advice as such. I hope that this file works for you--and that you enjoy it! I don't know that it is available anywhere else. Yours sincerely Wally Tel/Fax (780) 467-4885 ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84IaC.bcVIgP.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
