From Greg Clow Sent Wed, Jan 14th 1998, 19:09
From Greg Clow Sent Wed, Jan 14th 1998, 19:09
On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, brian flanagan (DA7A7H13F) wrote: > ACTUALLY...andy maddocks was NOT happy about the mask2 mp3's and I was > asked to get in touch with the guilty parties to express andy's > displeasure...and did we get anything back?? nope... > > special??..naah, just a sad ignorant individual with no respect for > copyright and the individuals that put in hard work to create good music And how about sad ignorant labels who put out records in insanely limited editions that don't even come *close* to satisfying customer demand, showing no respect for the individuals who would *love* to own the music in it's original format, but who couldn't find a copy upon release and don't feel like paying $200+ for a copy in auction? Hmmmmmm? Believe me, I have a great deal of respect for creator's rights. If a release is in print and I want it, I'll buy it. If a friend wants a copy of something that I own and I know it's in print, I'll tell him/her to go buy it, or at least make them promise to buy it if they find themselves enjoying a taped copy a lot (sort of like "shareware", I guess). But goddamn it, if something is out of print, and will not be coming back into print at any point in the visible future, I have no moral issues surrounding the duplication of the release. Sorry, but that's the way I see it. Bottom line: if Skam (or MAS or Warp or Rephlex or whoever...) continues thier practice of limited edition releases - especially in numbers as low as the MASK releases have been - they should fucking well *expect* that "bootlegging" of those releases is going to take place. *Especially* in a genre that tends to have a rabid (and thanks to the Net & this list, well-connected) group of fans & followers. > so fuck you Have a nice day! :-) Greg