Draft article on Project Gramophone now online for comment -- please review

Everyone,

I've temporarily placed online a rough draft of an article I plan to publicly publish online early next week. Plans are now being made by a few of us to heavily promote this article in various forums and venues.

The article concerns Project Gramophone, a proposal to establish one or more non-profit organizations internationally to place online pre-WW2 sound recordings. The recordings would be served from and to countries where it is legal to do so. Items related to copyright law as it applies to sound recordings in the U.S. and other countries, and related legal issues, such as royalty encumberances, are discussed in the article.

You may view the latest version of this draft article at:

     http://www.projectgramophone.org/blog.html

I am requesting those interested in this topic to read over the draft and forward to me your thoughts regarding the accuracy of its facts and conclusions, any omissions of important items that should be discussed, plus any other comments and criticisms you may have about the article.

This online draft article will be available only through this weekend, so look it over as soon as you can and forward to me your comments by Monday at the latest.

Thanks in advance!

Jon Noring Received on Mon Oct 27 2003 - 21:10:30 GMT