Posted on: 04 January 2003 by throbnorth
And a good job too! The US, as we know has a somewhat different take on copyright to the rest of the world. Supporting living artists is entirely beneficial; stoking the coffers of the estates of long dead ones is entirely different. Mickey Mouse [who sprung the 95 year thing] has a lot to answer for.
throb
Posted on: 04 January 2003 by Roy T
I think this short extract from the NY link says a lot.
"But last year, with the support of the Callas estate in Athens, EMI made a deal with Diva, which two years ago reconstituted itself as Marcal Records (for Maria Callas) and moved its offices to the Virgin Islands for tax purposes. In November EMI released a new batch of Callas recordings, including four complete live operas and five CD's of live concerts and rehearsals. The source for these was Marcal."
Posted on: 04 January 2003 by throbnorth
Hmmm. doesn't surprise me - EMI currently sell Callas's manky radio recordings [bootleg initially] at full price.
throb
