LibriVox Forum

I am aware that all Libravox recordings are in the public domain, and I don't have a problem with that. I'm only suggesting permission to put watermarks on my work so the recording isn't prone to being sold. I've had a listen to the watermark you made - thanks for uploading that - but I have to agr...

I am aware that all Libravox recordings are in the public domain, and I don't have a problem with that. I'm only suggesting permission to put watermarks on my work so the recording isn't prone to being sold.

... I don't think this is about envy. I don't need or expect money from my LV work. I just want what I placed in the PD to stay there ! It's about the effort I made to make something which should be free , and someone else using my work to rip off the unknowing consumer. Are you saying that what yo...

OK, the watermark occurs at about 0:38-0:40. I can't understand either the text or the watermark audio. :? And would this really stop someone from selling the recording - a 2-second garble? I wonder if a 2-second "this is a free recording from Librivox.org", not at the same time as the te...

We send 1 file to Archive to process - would it make Archive reject it ? Or refuse to make other formats , And would the other formats have the "watermark" ? Anne Hi Anne, What is uploaded is an mp3 file that is no different than what us normally uploaded. You can hear the watermark here....

Hi Tricia, This is a link to a quick sample I did of a watermark. https://soundcloud.com/user-892733828/untitled-session-1-mixdown If a pirate were to remove the watermark, they would also remove part of the recording. I use a DAW with multitrack capability and record the watermark on a seperate tra...

As the audio book market explodes, a cottage industry of removing the Libravox disclaimers from recordings and posting them for sale on commercial sites has emerged. This is legal, since our works are in the public domain. It does however; discourage narrators from doing work here. A pirated project...

Hi Amy,

Sorry for the flub. Here is the link to the new file. https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf062_imastrangerheremyself_mackreynolds_jwm_128kb.mp3

It is now 12:54.454

Take care,
Mike

Thanks Amy.

Good afternoon,

Just finished I'm a Stranger Here Myself

by Mack Reynolds

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26741

12:59

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf062_imastrangerheremyself_mackreynolds_jwm_128kb.mp3

Hi Amy,

Here is another spellbinding short story for you.

Monkey on His Back by Charles V. De Vet. Run time 31:51

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf062_momkeyonhisback_charlesvdevet_jwm__128kb.mp3

Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26569/pg26569.txt

Have a very nice weekend

Hi Amy, It's me again John W. Michaels. This is a nice short story by Marian Zimmer Bradley, "The year of the Big Thaw. 17:39.356 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28650 https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf062_yearofthebigthaw_marionzimmerbradly_jwm_128kb.mp3 Good thing it wasn't much longer,...

Thanks Amy. Typo on my pseudonym. Should be John W. Michaels.

Hi Amy,

My pseudonym John E. Michaels came up with another SciFi treasure if you have room for it.

The Last Supper by T.D. Hamm

3.35 minutes of heart stopping suspense

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30348/pg30348.txt

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/lastsupper_tdhamm_jwm_128kb.mp3