A legal question on rights to old media?

benburch

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Mon Dec-27-04 02:45 PM
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A legal question on rights to old media?

What is the status, legally, of transcriptions of old time radio shows? I have a large number of really good programs from the 50s and earlier that I would like to put online for people to download, but I am unsure about the issue of rights to the transcriptions.

Does anybody know?

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FloridaPat

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Mon Dec-27-04 03:22 PM
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1. It's my understanding the copyright on those have lapsed.

However, I am not a lawyer. Let us know what you find out and where you'll download them if you find out you can.

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benburch

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Mon Dec-27-04 06:24 PM
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2. I assume that too.

But I need to be sure before I risk the wrath of the RIAA!

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