Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 16:06:22 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@midcoast.com>
To: <old.time.radio@oldradio.net>
Subject:  Re: How To Investigate OTR Copyrights

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For some shows this is easy -- the Shadow is owned by Advance Magazine
Publishers, the Lone Ranger is owned by Golden Books Entertainment.
Dragnet is owned by MCA. Life of Riley is owned by Irving Brecher
Productions. Bob Hope's work is controlled by Hope Enterprises, Inc.
Duffy's Tavern is controlled by the E. F. and Simone Gardner Intervivo
Trust.  These chains of ownership are  clearly established, and the
rightsholders for the most part seem to be actively enforcing those
rights.
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