Library of Congress: Most sound recordings aren’t available

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A new study from the Library of Congress. concludes that the majority of US sound recordings are not available. While there is no reason to assume that the law intended to create or sustain such an imbalance between the private and public domains, the evidence suggests that it has, in fact, created such an imbalance. This study indicates that there is an active and hardy network of foreign and small domestic companies, associations, and individuals willing to make historic recordings available; indeed, some do this in spite of laws that force them underground or overseas.

October 7, 2005 by Uncategorized 0

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