The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #138595   Message #3174001
Posted By: dick greenhaus
21-Jun-11 - 01:44 PM
Thread Name: Peter Kennedy's Folktrax recordings
Subject: RE: Peter Kennedy's Folktrax recordings
I'm baffled. Granted that the late Mr. Kennedy did not always disport himself in a manner deemed admirable by many (nor did either Lomax nor
Moses Asch for that matter), what wou'd y'all like to see done with the collection?
Making them available for free download dosn't seem to be a realistic approach. Somebody (presumably Topic) owns the rights to the recordings, and is entitled to a fee whenever someone else (like CAMSCO) releases some of the material. And I see no benefit to anyone by not having it available.