[BC] Copyright and royalties and archives

[SHAFFER, RANDY L]

Xen wrote -
>I wasn't thinking so much about the cost but rather the annoyance of 
>needing extra special
>media to record an analog source using a stand-alone CD recorder.  I'm in 
>the same position as
>Bob Foxworth.  I have a large quantity of 1/4" open reel tapes that I have 
>recorded over
>the years for my personal use.  I have no intention of distributing those 
>recordings on
>CD for profit.  I'm only trying to protect against the loss of access to 
>the archival
>material because of the difficulty of maintaining old tape machines.
(snip)

I have been thinking about doing this too, but can't imagine starting it considering the number of cassettes, carts and R-R I own. I thought it might be something I do in retirement 20 years from now. But, will my machines still operate then.
One question is, do you retain your transferred originals? I started this with videotape some years ago, transferring 3/4" to SVHS, but retaining the 3/4", now I'm looking at transferring to DVD. My wife thinks I'm nuts because we aren't gaining any space if I retain the original. My thought is that the original is the better copy and my DVD or CD is the backup. At which point we seem to get into an even bigger discussion as to why I keep this stuff at all. So, I'm wondering what other people do with their transferred media? Or, do you keep your cars in the driveway too?
My dream had been to convince Susquehanna to convert the old AM studio location into a Central PA media historical site and company museum. Now with Cumulus and Comcast picking up what is left of the company, I don't think my retirement plan will work.

Randy Shaffer
WLYH-TV/WHP-TV
Harrisburg, PA 17110