OLD TIME RADIO
refers to classic radio shows from the early days of radio broadcasting between the mid
1920's and right through 1960 in the United States as well as the United Kingdom and
Canada and some other countries. This "golden age of radio" included all genres
of amazing recordings which were frequently performed live by top name
performers. The term usually applies to a wealth of popular dramas, comedies, mystery shows,
westerns and memorable variety shows.
Hosts of eager families would
regularly sit around their radio listening to the exciting broadcasts in much
the same way as we sit around television sets today. A great deal of
radio
history was lost or never
recorded and existing episodes still in circulation were primarily stored by
fans or sponsors of the programs. Old Time Radio shows on MP3 DVDs can be stored
on or played on a computer with a DVD drive.
It is easy to listen to MP3 files
on your computer or to copy them to a portable MP3 player like Apple's iPod or
any of numerous other portable MP3 players. Once safely stored on your computer they can
then also be readily converted into normal audio CD’s too, so offering a host of
great opportunities for the business-minded.
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The Copyright Question - can I market and sell these forgotten shows myself?
Under the old U.S. copyright law
(these versions were mainly broadcast in the States) a copyright
was good for 28 years from the date of first publication, renewable for another 28 years, for a total
of 56. Copyrights under a newer law, which took effect on 1 January 1978, are
good for the life of the author plus 50 years -
but sound recordings as such could
not be independently
copyrighted until that new law took effect,
hence the existence
today of many sites, companies and hundreds of individuals freely publishing and
selling Old Time Radio recordings without any problem. Some larger enterprises
have made a big business out of doing just that.
Until the law is eventually clarified, we too offer
our compilations on the understanding that they are copyright free and in the public
domain but nevertheless are provided here mainly for your listening pleasure. We
do not own the copyrights to any of the individual shows personally and are
unaware of anyone who does. We believe that the
copyrights have expired, or that the shows are in the public domain because they
were never copyrighted under the above law and often the broadcasts in the main
were not recorded or preserved by the radio stations involved. We owe the
existence of the bulk of these recordings to individual
enthusiasts of long ago who took the time and trouble to record
the shows themselves or for posterity. However we will
be happy to remove any recording from our site that are shown to violate any
actual copyright.
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Offered below
on disc are
Thousands of Hours
of Exciting and Nostalgic Entertainment from the
Golden Age of Radio - at a price you can afford!
You receive a big variety of shows in each themed
set, offering the opportunity for you to
divide and market
shows individually either in
MP3 format or on audio discs. In other words in
significantly altered form
(the discs as supplied are our proprietary product
and may not be copied and/or resold in their
entirety).
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Lone
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Sales Terms / How to Order
Please
be sure to read the General Info and
Terms of Use
right.
(Deemed
Accepted by Ordering).
Use the secure Paypal credit card
buttons for an instant buy!
* You may state your choice/s while
ordering in a 'message to seller' or
e-mail instructions afterwards.
=Fast= shipping worldwide from our U.K. distribution centre -
Other
quantities, please ask for a no obligation Paypal
invoice.
Delivery
Within 4-10 Days*
to
most locations.
PAYMENT: Available Payment
Options:-
Credit Card
or 'eCheque' via Paypal -
use the buttons provided.
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Please
note the following Terms (deemed
accepted by making any purchase)...
WITH a purchase of our radio show compilations you are granted permission to personally use them as you wish, but you may not copy
or distribute our own discs as is
as they
represent our copyrighted 'compilations' and proprietary product and accordingly
bear a non-audible digital imprint to that effect.
They are supplied in bulk sets enabling you to market
shows should you wish, individually in either MP3 format
as supplied or on audio disc - in other words in altered
form. Note, you may not
grant any 'rights' onwards to others.
Note that all recordings are believed to be in
the Public Domain but any shows will be removed if it is
shown they are not.
They
are supplied without fancy packaging or graphics at an
economy price, so offering you the opportunity of
designing and marketing your own
individual radio
offerings. Purchasers wishing to engage in business
activities with the recordings should conduct
their own regular research into the copyright situation
which may be subject to occasional change, and thereby
bear responsibility for their own personal actions.
Please note that audio quality may vary throughout in
accordance with their age.
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