On 7/27/98, Joseph C. McGuire <joseph[_at_]sos.net> wrote:
>
> This is something I have always wondered about. Is old time radio
> copyrighted?
>
> Two things lead me to believe that is is not. 1) They were originally
> broacast live, therefore no fixation. 2) There was no phonocopyright
> under the 1909 act. So that the electrical transcription disks were
> not protected.
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
Don't forget about the scripts from which the broadcasts were created...
GORDON P. FIREMARK
The Business Affairs Group - Entertainment Law
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