Overview
Recovery Speakers preserves and provides public access to historic audio recordings related to the Twelve-Step recovery movement. These recordings originate from a variety of sources, including legacy tape libraries, conference recording companies, and private donors.
Because many materials were created decades ago and documentation is sometimes incomplete, rights status may vary by item.
Recovery Speakers makes materials available in good faith for educational, historical, and recovery-support purposes.
Ownership of Physical vs. Intellectual Property
Recovery Speakers may own the physical carrier of a recording (reel-to-reel tape, cassette, digital file, etc.), but ownership of the physical object does not necessarily mean ownership of copyright.
Copyright may remain with:
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The original speaker
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The speaker’s estate
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The conference or recording entity
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A successor rights holder
When rights are known, we respect them. When rights are unclear, we rely on good-faith historical preservation standards.
Permitted Use
Unless otherwise indicated, recordings made available on RecoverySpeakers.com are provided for:
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Personal listening
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Educational use
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Research use
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Noncommercial recovery support
Users may:
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Stream content
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Cite recordings in academic or research work
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Reference material with proper attribution
Users may not:
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Reproduce recordings for commercial resale
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Redistribute large portions of the archive without permission
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Alter or misrepresent the content or context of recordings
Commercial Licensing Requests
If you wish to:
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Use a recording in a documentary
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Incorporate audio into a commercial production
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Distribute recordings commercially
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Publish transcripts for sale
You must contact us prior to use.
Recovery Speakers will assist in identifying known rights holders when possible, but cannot guarantee ownership of intellectual property.
Contact: Info@RecoverySpeakers.com
Anonymity & Public Recordings
Recovery Speakers preserves recordings created at conferences, conventions, workshops, and other recovery events where individuals voluntarily shared their experiences before live audiences.
We recognize that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous and a guiding tradition within other Twelve-Step fellowships.
While some recordings may include first names, last names, or identifying details as originally spoken, it is the intent of Recovery Speakers to respect the spirit and traditions of anonymity.
Users of this archive are expected to uphold and respect the anonymity traditions of AA and other Twelve-Step fellowships when listening to, referencing, or sharing material from this website.
Recovery Speakers does not knowingly publish confidential materials.
Good Faith Use & Fair Use
Many recordings document historically significant public talks given at conferences and conventions. Where appropriate, Recovery Speakers relies on principles of:
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Educational use
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Historical preservation
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Fair use
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Public-interest access
If you believe a recording has been posted in error or without proper authorization, please review our Takedown Policy page.
Attribution
When citing or referencing recordings from this archive, please use the following format:
Speaker Name, Event (if known), Location, Date.
Courtesy of Recovery Speakers Archive.
No Warranty
Recovery Speakers makes no representations regarding:
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The completeness of rights documentation
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The accuracy of event metadata
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The legal status of individual recordings
Materials are provided “as is” for historical and educational purposes.
Contact
For permissions inquiries or rights questions:
info@RecoverySpeakers.com
Recovery Speakers
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