[Milsurplus] Media Mail again!

[Bry Carling]

Seems like working for the USPS is a perfect position for anyone who enjoys arguing 
the finer points of the law!

On 18 Jul 2011 at 11:34, Sheldon Daitch wrote:

> 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,
> >    
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