Re: Abandoning property (Was: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress)

From: Christine L. Sundt <csundt[_at_]OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:19:51 -0800

On 11/13/98, Michael A. Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> Kodachrome color film images can be expected to last about 100-250
> years. (Not Ektachrome, Fujichrome, or other E-6 films.)

I'd like to offer a sidebar. The "life" of film (all film: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Fujichrome, and the rest) has a lot to do with how the film is handled, displayed and stored both before and after processing. In cold storage (frost-free freezing is best) all film could last for many years, probably for as long as Mr. Scarpetti suggests in his note. For more information, please refer to Henry Wilhelm with Carol Brower, contributing author, The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures. Grinnell, Iowa: Preservation Publishing Company, 1993. ISBN: 0-911515-00-3. (744 pp)

Christine Sundt

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Christine L. Sundt
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http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/index.htm Received on Mon Nov 16 1998 - 18:22:19 GMT