[Milsurplus] Media Mail again!

[Sheldon Daitch]

Mike,

I think DVDs and CDs may very well qualify as Media Mail.

DMM 173.3.2.e:

"Sound recordings, including incidental announcements of recordings and
guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such recordings.  Video 
recordings
and player piano rolls are classified as sound records."

DMM 173.3.2.i:

"Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or
scripts prepared solely for use with such media."

Commercial DVDs of movies might be an interesting case, especially where the
DVD starts with a handful of previews for other movies.

I suspect since these previews are not paid advertising, the USPS may 
look the
other way.

Computer-readable media could be an interesting case, as well.  One 
would think
that software on a disk is acceptable, but a commercial catalog on a 
disk would not
be acceptable.

73
Sheldon

On 7/18/2011 12:30 AM, Kludge wrote:
> Folks, why not make it easy on yourself and just follow the USPS
> regulations.  They're pretty explicit as to what constitutes media and it
> doesn't include magazines.  It also doesn't include CDs&  DVDs which ship
> just fine as [oversized] First Class or Priority and a host of what most
> people would consider media.  Until the regs are changed (which needs to
> happen due to problems like this but were put in place due to advertisers),
> just fill up those medium Priority FRBs with magazines and have at it.
> They'll arrive faster anyway.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael,
>