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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Glenn Gould Foundation</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have recently noticed that gould-related items have been
removed from Ubuweb. I don't know who is responslbiel for this action, but I
suspect that it was either The Foundation, someone from Sony or the CBC. Of
course we are talking about copyrighted material and it is not clear wether
Ubuweb had the explicit permission from the rightsholders to host this material
in the first place As of yet this material has not been incorporated into the
sites of the CBc or The Foundation. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is also fine to remove "illegal" clips from youtube but
at least in rock music some bands have decided to open their official channels
and I haven't seen an official GG channel as of yet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In any case this raises a few questions, at least for me.
It is my understanding that it should be the main goal of The Foundation to
preserve GG's audiovisual legacy, raise the awareness and make sure that this
material is accessible to scholars and fans alike both commercially and
non-commercialy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To be honest with you I haven't seen much of that lately.
Let me give you a few examples:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- The GG Video Collection has not yet been released on
DVD. Why ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- The CBC has tons of audio and video that has never seen
a proper release. Why ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- There must be hours of master tapes, alternate
takes, outtakes, original acetates on vinyl and magnetic tapes deteriorating or
happily rotting away in a storage facitlity somewhere. Can you grant us that
this material will be transferred to digital media for prosperity ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- The Original Jacket Collection was a step into the right
direction. Can we expect further releeases of such quality in the near future ?
Can we expect anything at all ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thet should to it. For now anyway. Prizes and Luncheons
etc are fine but I doubt that GG would be pleased with the way his musical
legacy has bee treated lately. I know that 2012 is still a ways a way but it
would be nice to know the current state of affairs and as "fans" (meaning the
people who cough up their hard-earned cash to buy GG products) I reckon we have
the right to ask a few critical questions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yours truly</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Pat</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Basel, Switzerland</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>