Just Some Old Junk I Don’t Want

Did you know that Annette Hanshaw’s master recordings were recycled for scrap metal? That’s how “valuable” they were to Columbia Records.

March 11th, 2011 Economics, IP, Money

2 comments to Just Some Old Junk I Don’t Want

• Michelle

  March 11, 2011 at 11:01 am · Reply

  Your anger is showing, which, in your case, is probably a good thing!

• Dhraakellian

  June 17, 2011 at 12:38 am · Reply

  And the BBC recorded over a lot of the originals of the old black-and-white-era Doctor Who.

  Fortunately, however, they at least don’t seem to mind the amateur telesnap reconstructions (paired with the completely surviving audio) done by some really cool die-hard fans.