Ron, I didn't go through the entire list, but you'll find at least some of the recordings posted here: http://www.nps.gov/archive/edis/edisonia/documentary.htm
FYI, copyright law is a tad more complicated than "75 years"... but pre-1924 materials (including recordings) are in the public domain. Loran On Apr 12, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Ron Cowen wrote: > Hi, this is Ron Cowen, a phoho collector and writer, who plans to > write an article on the first use of records in 1908 among the two > presidential candidates. First, although I know the records have > been converted to CD, can someone authoratatively tell me whether > they can legally be posted at the web site of a major magazine > without any copywright issue? (I know songsheets lose their > original copywright after 75 years but didn't know if this appplied > to records or not.) > Second, aside from what the Edison monthly told about the records, > if any one has any written accounts describing the making of the > records, their impact on the campaign, how they were viewed by the > public and the meidia, I'd be grateful. How did Columbia records > get into the act--I saw there was one record of Bryan made for > Columbia that was recently on ebay. > Thanks, > Ron Cowen > you contact me at > rco...@sciserv.org > 301/681-3053 home > 202/872-5119 work > or by mail > Ron Cowen > 10109 Gates Ave > Silver Spring,MD 20902
