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Publication Office/119 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019/Telephone: JUdson GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Vice President and Director of Editorial CHRISTIE BARTER West Coast Manager Editorial New York KENNY KERNER ROBERT ADELS ARTY GOODMAN DON DROSSELL Geneva Anti -Pirate Hollywood RON BARON BARRY McGOFFIN Strong Research Treaty: Some MIKE MARTUCCI Research Manager BOBBY SIEGEL Advertising In Its Favor ED Points ADLUM Art Director WOODY HARDING Cain Machine & Vending ED ADLUM music in- As a spokesman for the RIAA point- Manager Years of wide-ranging DON DROSSELL dustry efforts finally produced an ed out, the treaty is an effective means CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago amendment to the existing Copyright of "curbing traffic in pirated product Circulation Act providing, for the first time, copy- from here to places abroad and from THERESA TORTOSA Manager right protection for recordings. places abroad to here." evil of unauthorized dupli- >A.LYWOOD Though the There is another point to be made 'HRISTIE BARTER recordings contin- 90028 cation of legitimate of the treaty. All .565 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 525), Hollywood, Calif. in favor of passage 9-2966 been Phone: (213) Hollywood ues, the amendment has already nations who are parties to this interna- sSHVILLE used to help defeat this evil. agreement must have local pro- WANIITA JONES tional Nashville, Tenn. 37203 industry has an opportun- 106 16íh Ave. South, Now, the tection of recordings in effect. If the Phora: (615) 2.4-2898 ity to protect itself from an interna- Senate approves the treaty, this vir- tICAGO which is probably AMILLE COMPASIO tional point -of -view, assures continuation of the re- Ill. tually 19 E. Madison St., Chicago, the business an additional Phone:: (312) Fl 6-7272 costing cording copyright amendment in the in list revenues. Because IGLAND $100 million U.S., which took effect on Feb. 15, DORMS LAND of the impact of American recordings is due to expire on Dec. 31, 3 Cork St.. London WI 1972 and Phone: 01-7342374 abroad, most of the world's pirated 1974. While the amendment is writ- 2GENTINA product consists of material originally ten into the proposed revision of the MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Argentina manufacturers. Balgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Buenos Aires, produced by American Copyright Act, there is no assurance Phon.: 89-6796 The U.S. Senate now has before it, that the U.S. will have legislated the ANADA to its strong support by Presi- WALT GREALIS thanks revision by the time the amendment Toronto 17, Ontario, Canada S Brentcliffe Road, dent Nixon, the Geneva Antipiracy Phone: (416) 425-0257 to the present, antiquated Copyright treaty. Already in effect since it has Law expires. As party to the treaty, the lANCVE five FRANCK LIPSIK been ratified by the necessary U.S. will be obligated to have some 5 Ru. Alfred Dormeuil, 78 Croissy a two- Phone: 225-26-31 countries, the treaty requires sort of anti -piracy legislation on the OLLAND thirds vote for ratification by the books. PAUL ACKET Box that this Th.resiastraat 59-63, The Hague Senate. Cash believes The Geneva Anti -piracy Treaty, Phone: 837700 is a vital step in the anti -piracy treaty then, will guarantee a continuation of rALY war from several points of view. As GABRIELE G. ABBATE the amendment and protect American Vial. A. Doria I8. 20124 Milano pointed out in last week's issue, it pro- recordings on a global scale. If there E LG I UM vides that each signatory nation will ETIENNE SMET were ever a time for letter/telegram °ostbus 56, B-2700 Sint-Niklaas protect legitimate manufacturers in 76-54-39 Phone: (03) other signatory nations against the writing to all Senators by members of USTRALIA urging passage of the PETER SMITH making and importing of pirate record- the industry Doncaster 3108, Victoria, Australia 40 Winters Way, ings meant for commercial sale. treaty, this subject matter is that time. APAN Adv. Mgr. SACHIO SAITO I-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato -Ku, Tokyo Phone: 504-1650 tditorial Mgr. 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