A very interesting develpoment. A few years ago when I still subscribed to the Music Library Assoc. email discussion list another list member brought up a company (Proper) that put out nicely-packaged selections of music that may or may not have been in the public domain and the disinterest on the part of the majority of the list surprised me. In fact many members of the list felt no compunction about buying offered recordings for which the rights were an open question. They didn't seem to feel it was up to them to be concerned about such matters.
"I wonder if all the artists involved reclaimed their works would the millions of people who rip them off with illegal downloads etc. stop claiming it did not matter because they were only getting even with rich, evil corporations who took advantage of artists? I doubt it." I wonder about that, too. Of course there are evil coporations and then there are evil corporations. In one previous case cited in the link Jessica provided, it mentioned the estate of Bob Marley losing a case in which they tried to regain control of some of Bob's music recorded before 1978. But more recently, the estate (ie-- Bob's surviving family) prevailed in a lawsuit brought by former members of the Wailers who claimed that their oral contracts and rights as participants in Bob's recordings had been violated by the family/estate after Bob's death. To paraphrase Ollie, popular music is a whole other kettle of fish. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:mike.tri...@quality-books.com -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:00 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation Not much to do with our usual discussions, but very interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/arts/music/springsteen-and-others-soon-eligible-to-recover-song-rights.html?hp I wonder if all the artists involved reclaimed their works would the millions of people who rip them off with illegal downloads etc. stop claiming it did not matter because they were only getting even with rich, evil corporations who took advantage of artists? I doubt it. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3835 - Release Date: 08/15/11 06:34:00 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
