[grc] Storytelling copyright guidelines

[Robert Park]

Do any other stations use stories in the public domain, read by volunteers,
from Librivox <https://librivox.org/>?
Bob Park
Program Director
WIDE-LP 99.1 FM
http://widelp.org/
email: radio at widelp.org
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"Progressive Voices on the Air"

On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 4:57 PM Lloyd Ewing via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> I apologize for making a delayed post on this subject after the
> discussion has concluded.  My subscription is to the digest version of
> the GRC mailing list, and it doesn't seem to be possible to receive the
> digests more often than once a month.
>
> In Austin Texas we have a very nice program where short stories are read
> on KOOP, which is the local full-power NCE independent radio station.
> Their program broadcasts a very wide variety of science fiction stories,
> including copyrighted material, apparently edited to fit in their
> one-hour time slot each week.
>
> When I discovered this program I could not resist asking what they were
> doing about copyright permissions.  He said that it is not hard to find
> science fiction authors who are willing to give permission to have their
> stories read.  He contacts the authors (or I assume their descendants
> for those who are no longer living) informally through social media or
> E-mail explaining what they want to do and asking permission.  A simple
> reply on social media is all that they need.
>
> Their broadcasts are available for download.  I highly recommend the
> program, although I do not know whether the permissions they receive
> would include more than one airing or airing on more than one station.
> https://koop.org/programs/the-stopped-clock/
> https://www.mixcloud.com/FreezeFrameandKirk/
> The program is presented in a raw, improvised style, which can have both
> advantages and disadvantages for the listener.
>
> Lloyd
>
>
> On 3/20/2023 3:38 PM, grc-request at maillist.peak.org wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 15:30:24 -0500
> > From: Katherine Stathis <stathika at gmail.com>
> > To: kenya lewis <kenyalewis at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org>,
> >       ken at wfmu.org,   grc at maillist.peak.org
> > Subject: Re: [grc] Storytelling copyright guidelines
> >
> > Wow, thanks everyone!
> >
> > Kate
> >
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