> The value of the tapes is 0. There are at least two ways to extract monetary value. One is to wait until copyright expires in the US, which I think won't be

> The value of the tapes is 0. There are at least two ways to extract monetary value. One is to wait until copyright expires in the US, which I think won't be for another 45 years. The second is to take the tapes outside of the US and sell them in a country which has a lower copyright. If I understand the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries'_copyright_lengths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries'_copyright_l... correctly, those include Australia ("50 years after making (television broadcasts and sound broadcasts)") and South Africa ("50 years from publication (sound recordings; broadcasts; programme-carrying signals; and published editions)").