From Colin Sent Wed, Jan 7th 1998, 13:54
From Colin Sent Wed, Jan 7th 1998, 13:54
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: (idm) bootlegs, tapes Author: "Irene McC" <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> at AWT_INTERNET_PO Date: 1/6/98 9:21 PM On 5 Jan 98, cl wrote: (idm) bootlegs, tapes: > appears to be legit. About two weeks ago, Clinton signed off on > legislation which makes it a crime to trade tapes. If you send > someone a tape and get something in exchange for it, you're now in > just as much trouble, legally, as you would for selling bootleg > CD's. Max penalties include jail time and fines of up to US > $250,000. Forgive the bandwidth used up in repeating this chunk of message -please forgive again...but does anyone actually believe that they will be fined for trading tapes? Cum on people, as fucked up as US law is, it still is not THAT fucked up. I'll go to jail if I must - - - damn damn damn. Yes, the over-crowded prisons are now bursting thanks to increased efforts to stop tape trading. Shit, I'd go to jail for that too!!!! Fight the power sister Irene. I * "Incomplete without surface noise" - Autechre