I am seeking information on the ownership or control of the copyright
of the book, "The Complete Catalog of Ampico Reproducing Piano Rolls,"
by Elaine Obenchain.  I have attempted to run down several what
appeared to be very good leads, and all have ended in dead ends.

It is my considered opinion that this is a book that needs to be
republished.  However I do not believe that the original copyright has
run out and I certainly don't wish to get involved in a copyright
infringement suit.

With current scanner and computer technology, this book could be
reprinted at a reasonable figure.  There are, however, many
considerations: the copyright and, on the economic side, how much
actual demand is there for this book?  Feedback on this topic would
be appreciated.

Thanks, Tom Hutchinson

 [ I have a flat-bed scanner and an OCR program that work very well
 [ normally, but my attempts to recover the text of the Obenchain
 [ rollography were marginal quality, at best, because the typewriter
 [ 'font' is difficult to recognize accurately.  Lots of corrections
 [ were needed on the two pages I tried, followed by mind-numbing
 [ proof reading and checking.  I think it would be better to
 [ reprint from the original printing plates if possible.  -- Robbie