LibriVox Community Podcast #149

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #149 – New Year 2019: Public Domain Release Party! Hosted by mightyfelix.

Duration: 15:29

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With contributions from SonoftheExiles, JayKitty76, TriciaG, msfry, and commonsparrow3.

Fireworks/crowd sound effect taken from http://soundbible.com/693-Fireworks-Finale.html

Featuring “Auld Lang Syne” (traditional Scottish melody), performed by the U.S. Navy Band Ceremonial Band (1997), taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Auld_Lang_Syne_-_U.S._Navy_Band.ogg

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00:00 Countdown

00:15 Welcome – SonoftheExiles

02:05 A quick history lesson on copyright extension

04:31 Volunteers’ plans for newly available books – TriciaG, JayKitty76, Michele Fry

08:53 An oft-overlooked benefit of expanding public domain – Maria Kasper

12:02 A word of caution

13:09 How will expanding public domain affect our LibriVox objective?

14:31 Closing remarks

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