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April 23rd, 2007 at 10:44 pm
I have what I think is a simple question & don’t know where to turn for an answer: I have a CD of misc. spoken word essays (from people like Andy Rooney, Ben Stein, etc.) dubbed from TV onto audio disc. Do I have the right to disseminate copies of my disc without asking for each reader/author’s permission? The catch is that I would like to charge a nominal shipping & handling fee of, say, $3 per disc. There is no attempt being made to profit from the sale of work which is clearly not my own. I’d appreciate any advice you can give… Feel free to email me directly — grantram@hotmail.com
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