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Los Angeles Hearing 91 MR. CHASMAN: That's a sound answer.
MR. MAYER: I don't know how you can say that, Dan. [Laughter.] MR. SLUSSER: It was easy, Roger. [Laughter.]
MR. MAYER: I think that the solution, David, to your question, is to urge everyone on to full preservation of all film prior to the time they lose copyright protection. And if we do that it will not become an issue. What you, of course, are saying is absolutely true. And there are films falling out of protection. And if we could get an extension of this protection, the economic advantages of spending the money certainly would be much more forthright. We would welcome that, obviously.
We're completely motivated to get any additional protection we might possibly be able to get. I do, however, point out to you that we have protection in other countries of the world, sometimes even when we are beginning to lose our-or in fact lose-our protection here. So that would motivate us to continue preservation e£Forts. But we do get that argument from time: "Oh well, what the heck, only two years to go, why bother?" Fve heard that said in priorities meetings as an example. When somebo^ is trying to set their priority, that if it's only a couple of years to go, "why bother."
So I would suggest that it would be very helpful. But the main thing is if we thrust forward and get this stuff protected, then it will not become an issue. And secondly, that where it is an issue a proper study of other reasons to protect the film wiU probably result in your coming to a decision that you should protect it anyway.
CHAIRWOMAN KANIN: From what you've all said, are we to assume that you would all be willing to list your holdings and information about your holdings for the use or for the information of each other, and for collectors, and for the archives and all interested parties? Is that what we're hearing?
MR. SLUSSER: Fay, I think what you're hearing, at least from me, is that I think it's essential that we are able to document what is available fi'om all sources, be it educational institutions, studio archives, private collectors, or whatever. The point that was made, and I think made very strongly, is that there appears to be a lot of duplication by institutions that are spending either foundation money or other money to do these projects.
The standardization of the information, number one, has to happen before the sharing can occur. I believe, for my case, I can tell you I would be more than glad to share the information.
MR. GARDINER: Same thing. I think it's a qualified yes in the sense that it depends on how it's cataloged, how it's done, where it goes. And then how it's