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Copyrights and CD-Rs Endanger Audio History

Posted by Soulskill on from the digital-erosion dept.

SEWilco writes "A study by the Library of Congress has found that many audio recordings are being lost due to copyright restrictions and temporary media. Old audio recordings are protected by a various US state copyrights, so it's hard for preservationists to get and copy material. Recent data is threatened by being put on writable CDs, because CD-Rs begin to lose data after a few years, so recordings from as recently as 9/11 and the 2008 elections are already at risk."

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  1. W00T& FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    hear you. Also, if

  2. Re:OOh. You've got media that lived nine years by PenisLands · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ooooh, you're so insightful. Listen, BIG PENIS. I've been PENIS since before you could remember.