Music News - Be Heard. Forever.
22 May 2007 - 0 Comments
The Deadly Deaths and Flying Nun have done it, so has Tempo38 published by Hit Your Head Music. They’ve all deposited two copies of their music recordings with National Library, who will store them forever.
New Zealand’s legal deposit regulations say that two copies of all CDs, DVDs, vinyl, cassettes, videos, and digitally born music published in New Zealand must be deposited at the National Library.
Send your music to the Legal Deposit Team at the National Library and it will be listed in the National Bibliography - a big database of New Zealand published material. Your music will be stored permanently in the Library’s music collections, making it available to library users.
Libraries and purchasers consult the National Bibliography before buying music so being listed means your band’s profile can increase and it’s music gets listened to by a wider audience.
In the future, when formats such as CDs or DVDs become obsolete, the National Library's digital archiving capabilities will mean music in its collections could be accessed regardless of it’s original physical format. Essentially, by depositing music at National Library, musicians and producers will be immortalised.
Legal Deposit regulations were extended to include offline electronic publications (i.e. sound recordings) in August 2006. The change recognises music as an important part of New Zealand’s history, culture, and heritage. Music illustrates what New Zealanders listen to, the styles of the time, and what is important to us.
By sending published music to the Legal Deposit team, producers can help the National Library give future generations a more complete picture of New Zealand’s musical heritage.
Legal Deposit information online
www.myspace.com/beheardforever
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