A new, free guide to preserving precious audio recordings and related archival materials includes crucial information on how to let the copyright policy of fair use help in that process.
Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, the guide explains:
Our audio legacy is at serious risk because of media deterioration, technological obsolescence, and, often, lack of accessibility. This legacy is remarkable in its diversity, ranging from wax cylinders of extinct Native American languages to tapes of local radio broadcasts, naturalists’ and ethnographers’ field recordings, small independent record company releases, and much more. Saving this irreplaceable treasure demands the joint effort of libraries, archives, museums, local history repositories, corporations, and individuals. But for many institutions, the question is “Where to begin?” This guide addresses that question.Read more...
