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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Josh!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are hoping to find out about the documentation, too! =)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Easter, Josh <Josh.Easter@state.sd.us> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 16, 2023 09:45<br>
<b>To:</b> TBBS Recording Studio Info <studiotalk@islemail.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Statz, David (MDE) <David.Statz@state.mn.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Studiotalk] Obtaining existing commercial audio from smaller/independent publishers?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Great question David.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to know how we as network libraries could reach out to already produced commercial audio publishers and what agreement forms we could use with them.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone done this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#990000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Josh Easter</span></b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> <br>
Equipment and Audio Production Manager </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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SOUTH DAKOTA BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <b>From:</b> studiotalk <<a href="mailto:studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org">studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Statz, David (MDE)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 13, 2023 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> TBBS Recording Studio Info <<a href="mailto:studiotalk@islemail.org">studiotalk@islemail.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Statz, David (MDE) <<a href="mailto:David.Statz@state.mn.us">David.Statz@state.mn.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [Studiotalk] Obtaining existing commercial audio from smaller/independent publishers?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all doing great!<o:p></o:p></p>
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I was wondering whether anyone has experience contacting smaller publishers/authors of self-published audio books to obtain permission to use existing commercial audio?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Background<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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We have been participating in the NLS commercial program (it is <u>really</u> fantastic!)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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There have been some cases where the audio books we wanted (by local authors/publishers) were not available to NLS, and we are looking for alternate ways to obtain them, and, more importantly, get permission to convert them for distribution through BARD.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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(It seems Chaffee does not/may not cover audio.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#003865">David Statz<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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