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Performers' and performance rights in sound recordings : hearing before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, March 25, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration (page images at HathiTrust)

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Filed under: Sound recordings -- United States -- Catalogs

Catalogue of Victor records. (Victor Talking Machine Company, 1920), by Victor Talking Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust)
Subject guide to spoken word recordings (Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1978), by Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and Linda Redmond (page images at HathiTrust)
Catalog of Victor records (Victor Talking Machine Company, in the 1910s), by Victor Talking Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust)
Folk recordings : selected from the Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, 1989), by Broadcasting Library of Congress. Motion Picture (page images at HathiTrust)
How To Get the Most Out of Your Victrola, by Victor Talking Machine Company (Gutenberg ebook)

Filed under: Sound recordings -- United States -- Marketing

Recording industry marketing practices : a check-up : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, October 9, 2002. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Sound recordings -- United States -- Trademarks

Respect yourself! : protect your music. (Dept. of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, 1992), by U.S. Customs Service (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Record labels -- United States

Record labeling hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, on contents of music and the lyrics of records, September 19, 1985. (U.S. G.P.O., 1986), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Copyright -- Sound recordings -- United States

Copyright and Related Issues Relevant to Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Unpublished Pre-1972 Sound Recordings by Libraries and Archives (2009), by June M. Besek (PDF with commentary at clir.org)
Copyright Issues Relevant to Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Pre-1972 Commercial Sound Recordings by Libraries and Archives (2005), by June M. Besek (HTML and PDF with commentary at clir.org)
Digital Audio Recorder Act of 1987 hearing before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One hundredth Congress, first session on S. 506 ... May 15, 1987. (U.S. G.P.O., 1987), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
Home Audio Recording Act hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, and its Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, Ninety-ninth Congress, first and second sessions, on S. 1739 ... October 30, 1985; March 25 and August 4, 1986. (U.S. G.P.O., 1987), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Copyrights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents (page images at HathiTrust)
Copyright issues presented by digital audio tape joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the House Committee on the Judiciary, One hundredth Congress, first session on digital audio taping, April 2, 1987. (U.S. G.P.O., 1987), by Copyrights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents and Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Performance rights in sound recordings : Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off. :, 1978), by Library of Congress Copyright Office and Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Performance rights in sound recordings : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978), by Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Copyright issues : cable television and performance rights : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session ... November 15, 26, and 27, 1979. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1980), by Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Extending limited copyright in sound recordings hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, second session, on H.R. 13364 ... June 3, 1974. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974), by Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Competition, innovation, and public policy in the digital age : is the marketplace working to protect digital creative works? : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, March 14, 2002. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Where is the right spot on the dial for webcasting (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectural Property of the Commitee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session on H.R. 1417, April 1, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Public performance rights organizations : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, May 11, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Digital content and enabling technology : satisfying the 21st century consumer : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 29 and May 3, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
Ensuring artists fair compensation : updating the performance right and platform parity for the 21st century : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 31, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Exploring the scope of public performance rights : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, November 13, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Performance Rights Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 4789, June 11, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Performance Rights Act : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 848, March 10, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Copyright registration for sound recordings. (Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 1996), by Library of Congress Copyright Office (page images at HathiTrust)
The Performance Rights Act and parity among music delivery platforms : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, August 4, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
The audio and video flags : can content protection and technological innovation coexist? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications aned the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 27, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet (page images at HathiTrust)
Audio and video first sale doctrine : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, first and second sessions, on H.R. 1027, H.R. 1029, and S. 32 ... October 6, 27, December 13, 1983, February 23 and April 12, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1985), by Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
Home Audio Recording Act : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, and its Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, Ninety-ninth Congress, first and second sessions, on S. 1739 ... October 30, 1985; March 25 and August 4, 1986. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1987), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Copyrights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents (page images at HathiTrust)
Rental of sound recordings : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session on H.R. 4310 ... May 5, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1988), by Civil Liberties United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
The Performance Rights In Sound Recordings Act of 1995 : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on S. 227 ... March 9, 1995. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1996), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Intellectual property rights : the music and film industry : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, May 21, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
Multilateral Agreement on Investment, win, lose or draw for the U.S.? : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, March 5, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1999), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States, World Intellectual Property Organization. 1997 April 12, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) (page images at HathiTrust)
WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996) : report (to accompany Treaty doc. 105-17). (U.S. G.P.O., 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Treatment of pre-1978 publication of sound recordings : report (to accompany H.R. 1967) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Technical corrections to copyright and other laws : report (to accompany H.R. 1189) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 1999), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000 : report (to accompany H.R. 5107) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 2000), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 1506 ... June 21 and 28, 1995. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1996), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
Pre-1978 distribution of recordings containing musical compositions; copyright term extension; and copyright per program licenses : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session ... June 27, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
The Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act of 1981--S. 691 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, on S. 691 ... June 19, 1981. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1981), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law (page images at HathiTrust)
Online entertainment and copyright law : coming soon to a digital device near you : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, April 3, 2001. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
Coin-Operated Phonorecord Player Copyright Act of 1983 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, on S. 1734 ... June 20, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1984), by Copyrights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents (page images at HathiTrust)
Audio and video rental : hearing before the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on S. 32 ... and S. 33 ... April 29, 1983. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1983), by Copyrights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents (page images at HathiTrust)
The state of recorded sound preservation in the United States : a national legacy at risk in the digital age (Council on Library and Information Resources :, 2010), by Samuel Brylawski, Robert Bamberger, and National Recording Preservation Board (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan (Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources : Library of Congress, [2012], 2012), by Alan Gevinson, Samuel Brylawski, Brenda Nelson-Strauss, and National Recording Preservation Board (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Sound recordings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States

reissues of United States recordings (Council on Library and Information Resources, and Library of Congress, 2005), by Tim Brooks, Council on Library and Information Resources, and National Recording Preservation Board (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
The state of recorded sound preservation in the United States : a national legacy at risk in the digital age (Council on Library and Information Resources :, 2010), by Samuel Brylawski, Robert Bamberger, and National Recording Preservation Board (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan (Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources : Library of Congress, [2012], 2012), by Alan Gevinson, Samuel Brylawski, Brenda Nelson-Strauss, and National Recording Preservation Board (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

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