Radio Spirits and "Public Domain" Shows

[Riklaa]

Apparently the "powers that be" (Radio $pirits, RIAA and others) have
decided they can make a few bucks selling these over Sirius/XM and thru
iTunes. So far, the following series/shows have been removed from
Archive.Org:

Cinnamon Bear
Family Theater
The Shadow
Burns and Allen
Gangbusters
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen
The Witches Tale
The Falcon
On Stage
I was a communist for the FBI
Edgar Bergan Charlie McCarthy program
Jack Benny
Green Hornet
Phil Harris and Alice Faye
Lum and Abner

This is not a DMCA violation, unless it can be proved that the shows were
"ripped" from a copyrighted digital recording.

Radio $pirits claims "rights"
1. Jack Benny -Trust C under Will of Jack Benny
2. Phil Harris - Alice Faye - Alice Fay Trust
3. The Green Hornet - The Green Hornet, Inc.
4. Frontier Gentleman - Janice Ellis O'Hare
5. Burns & Allen - Sandra Burns Luckman
6. Edgar Bergan & Charlie McCarthy -The Bergan Foundation
7. Gang Busters - RSPT LLC, successor in interest of Charles Michelson
8. I Was a Communist for the FBI - Milton Geiger Estate
9. Lum and Abner - Chester Lauck, Jr.
10. On Stage - Elliot Lewis Estate
11. Sam Spade - RSPT LLC, successor in interest of Lawrence White
12. The Falcon - RSPT, LLC, successor in interest of Bernard Schubert
13. The Witch's Tale - Alonzo Deen Cole Estate

It's a confusing mess, to say the least. Archive.Org decided they'd
rather not "fight the 800-pound gorilla," and removed the shows. Radio Spirits may
not actually hold rights, but it would be an expensive process to fight
them in court.

I expect other series/shows to be pulled as well,

(full details and discussion at
http://www.archive.org/post/320881/what-is-gone)

Discussion Content in part from Usenet
Write - Hegel Himself

I hadn't seen it all in one concise spot before, but here is what is going on on the net concerning "Public Domain" Shows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rick

[Riklaa]

Well, if they did it for some, they can do it for all I guess. ------------------------------------------------------------ Rick

[Rosanna]

I had been hearing about this lately. But I'm curious about how far that this may go...
Should we start grabbing and saving things we thought were safely in the public domain.?
I know we all are collectors of one type or another.
But should we widen our horizons?
Is it that nothings safe?