Press Room
Representatives of HRCAP and its member organizations are available to speak about the issues concerning historical recordings
in the
U.S. and the coalition’s legislative proposals. For information contact the following:
Tim Brooks (info@recordingcopyright.org)
Executive Director, HRCAP, and chair of the ARSC Copyright & Fair Use Committee.
We can also put you in touch with representatives of other organizations supporting the ARSC legislative proposals.
Press Releases & Other Documents
October 12, 2018 -- The Music Modernization Act, With
Changes Advocated by ARSC, Becomes Law. » “
The Music Modernization Act, With Changes Advocated by ARSC, Represents a Major Advance for Preservation and Access to Historical
Recordings.” [pdf]
May 5, 2010 -- Eighth major organization votes to back HRCAP copyright
reform proposals. » View press release: “Popular Culture Association is Eighth Major
Organization to Endorse Recommended Changes in Copyright Law.” [pdf]
March 21, 2010 -- HRCAP submits comments to the new White House
copyright chief. » View document: “Recommendations to the Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator Regarding Historical Sound Recordings.” [pdf]
May 19, 2009 -- ARSC secures legislation requiring study of status of
pre-1972 recordings. » View press release: “HRCAP applauds historic legislation mandating
study on bringing pre-1972 recordings under federal law.” [pdf]
March 23, 2009 -- The Society for American Music joins
HRCAP. » View press release: “HRCAP welcomes the Society for American Music to the
coalition.”
[pdf]
December 5, 2008 -- HRCAP submits white paper on copyright and
historical recordings to the incoming Obama administration. » View document:
“Recommendations to the New Administration Regarding Sound Recording Copyright.”
[pdf]
August 1, 2008 -- Six major organizations vote to back ARSC
proposals for copyright reform. » View press release: “American
Library Association is the Sixth
Major Organization to Endorse ARSC
Proposal for Sound Recording Copyright Reform.” [pdf]
Articles & Appearances Concerning Historical Recording Copyright
Reform
Summer 2009 -- Article in American
Music: “Only in America:
The Unique Status of Sound Recordings under U.S. Copyright Law and
How It Threatens
Our Audio Heritage” by Tim Brooks. » read article (Reproduced by
permission. Copyright 2009 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. No part of this article may be
reproduced or distributed without the permission of the University of Illinois Press. Click
here for subscription information.)
May 29, 2009 -- Paper on copyright reform
activities in the U.S. delivered on behalf of HRCAP by Prof. Nicholas Cook at the symposium “Sound Property?
Investigating the legal status of sound recordings,” University of Salford, U.K.
May
28, 2009 -- Keynote address and
expert panel on copyright reform at
the annual conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections,
in Washington, DC » hear audio
Spring
2009 -- Issue of Notes,
Journal of the Music Library Association: “Copyright and Historical Sound Recordings: Recent Efforts to
Change U.S. Law” by Tim Brooks. »
learn more
Feb. 20, 2009 -- Speech by Tim Brooks
at the Music Library Association
Conference, Chicago, IL. » learn
more
Nov. 2008 -- Presentation by Sam Brylawski,
past president of ARSC, at
the Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference in Savannah, GA. »
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Feb. 2008 -- Speech by Tim Brooks at the
Society for American Music Conference in San Antonio, TX. »
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