Copyright held by now defunct organisation

[Kos]

Couldn't think of a meaningful heading, but basically I have VHS video produced in 1993 by Visionsport International of Littlewick Green in Bucks. I would like this copied to DVD.

The company appears to have gone out of business, but all the companies I find on Google that offer VHS to DVD copying won't touch copyrighted property and I can't get the copyright holders written permission.
If a company goes out of business is the property still copyrighted?

Any ideas what I can do to get a copy?

[LeMarchand]

Even if the company has gone out of business, they could well have sold their rights to various productions.

That said: VHS + DVD recorder + SCART = DVD copy. You may need a video stabiliser if the original has copy protection, and if you wanted you could then use various bits of software to "tidy up" and re-burn a "neat" DVD. You could also go VHS to PC, though PCs with the correct connections aren't common so you'd probably need another bit of hardware (and in both cases, quite a good PC) - so the DVD recorder method is much easier.

P.S. I would only recommend this method for otherwise unavailable titles, as (especially if you do the "tidying up") it is quite time-consuming and a lot of faff and the quality often isn't great (depending on the source material and your equipment). Not to mention that copying copyrighted material is illegal!

[Panic Button]

Perhaps it has been produced on DVD, so you could buy a pukka copy?

Try searching on Google, Amazon and ebay.

[Kos]

Might have a go at that LeMarchand- I'm sure I've got an old VHS player somewhere!
I did try looking Panic Button but with no joy. (Don't think there would be much demand for it now (unless you're a Swindon Town fan!!))

[tamborine]

googled, they're in Marlow, Bucks - no excuse now

http://www.hotfroguk....onsport-International