<TITLE>17. Par 110-116</TITLE>L-110 All right. The tapes is by a contract. And if I... I don't know just exactly when the contract is expired, but the trustees, this belongs to the trustees; not the deacons, the trustees; not the pastor, trustees. The trustees, ever so often, they--they write a contract, as I understand it. And if this--this is wrong, then the trustees correct. These trustees has an agreement with the person who is making the tapes, and the tapes are by franchise.

L-111 No one else can make tapes unless it be permitted by the person that has the franchise, and they cannot be sold unless permitted by the person that has the franchise, because that's the law, see, that the franchise holds it. See? And if the fran-... the one who holds the franchise wants to let So-and-so make tapes, that's up to him. If he wants to let everybody make tapes, that's up to him; he wants everybody to sell tapes, that's up to the person who owns the franchise. He should have a--a little written note signed from the holder of the franchise, to make and sell tapes, because then he's clear of the law; 'cause if he don't, the man that has the franchise on it... You'd be liable-ing yourself to a... If there'd be a--a foul person that wanted to cause some trouble, he could really do it. You go over that franchise... 'cause that's just like a copyright, see, the same thing, you're not allowed to do it. It's a great fine to do that.

L-112   So if the people are making tapes, perhaps they have an agreement from Mr. Maguire who--who has... who--who draws royalties on the tapes. And now... and I don't know about that, 'cause I'm not here enough with you to know who these things are, and who it would be referring to. I suppose that Mr. Maguire still has it, because out there, I'm in California or Arizona, where I'm at, I understand they're still buying tapes from California. Brother Sothmann, the father-in-law of Mr. Maguire, which is our brother here in the church. I think that Mr. Maguire still has it, the--the franchise on it.

L-113 And now, there has been complaints all along on the making of the tapes. Now, when there is a complaint on anything pertaining to the finances of this church, it's duty bound to the trustees to see that thing is cleared. See? There should not, by any means, be anything.
113a        Now you see here, it says on this card here, that.
They're writing to the office and blaming you.

L-114 Frankly, I've had many letters on it, and want to know why they can't get their tapes. Now you know your contract with the one who has the franchise, as I understood... The tapes, I--I want nothing to do with them, myself, if anybody can use the tape for furthering the Gospel, "Amen!"

L-115 But, first, Brother Roberson and them started to make them, Brother Beeler and several of them started to make them; and then the two boys, Brother Mercier and Brother Goad, made them for years; and, of course, when each one of the man has made them, there has been complaints on every one. But, it seemingly here lately, there's been a great complaint about not getting their tapes. People has called me up from across the country. And then another, being, re-tracked tapes. They'll be playing one thing one minute, and play back on another another thing, and then you can't even understand what they are.

L-116   Now, these people paying for these tapes should get a genuine tape. I don't care what they have to do to get it, we want to see our customers and our brothers (which they are our customers and our brothers), so forth, they must have an "A-number-1" tape. Now, you trustees see to that, that these people are satisfied. If not satisfied, their money must be returned to them immediately.


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