I didn't know this. My apologies for posting this here then. I assumed because
one-way was a legitimate website that it was okay and legal, because all of the
albums listed there were out of print.

James Morovich

--- On Fri, 10/3/08, minnvike67 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
From: minnvike67 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Mark Heard Music Zone] Re: Appalachian Melody
To: markheardmusiczone@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 2:04 PM











My apologies if this topic has been discussed before...



As a teacher of copyright law, it isn't true that just because an

album is out of print that it is legal to make a copy. Copyright

holders retain control over intellectual property regardless of

whether or not is in print until the copyright period expires. The

only way for a copyright holder to abandon their rights is to abandon

the copyright by not enforcing it. This is what happened to the movie

"It's A Wonderful Life." (and ironically the abandonment propelled it

to new viewing heights).



I tell my students that unless you can verify that a copyright has

been abandoned, don't copy it.



The matter is further complicated in that there may be more than one

copyright holder and/or the work may be a work for "hire" (the length

of copyright varies depending upon whether an individual or a

corporation holds the copyright).



A quick search of the United States Copyright Office database shows

that Applachian Melody is still under copyright protection. The

copyright holder is listed as "Solid Rock Records" (an employer for

hire situation) which means that most likely Larry Norman's heirs now

hold the copyright on the album. Without their permission, it is not

legal (or ethical) to copy the album.



--- In markheardmusiczone@ yahoogroups. com, "James Morovich"

<treasureofthebroke nland@... > wrote:



>

> It converted from a vinyl so the sound is not CD quality, but it is

> free and legal because it is an out of print album.

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