From Bryan Bickel Sent Sat, Nov 1st 1997, 00:54
this is exactly what I was trying to avoid by putting these tracks on my web page.... Bryan http://www.msu.edu/user/nealjenn ---------- From: Ami Mukerjee <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> To: Chris.Hilker <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; Ironic Dance Music <xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: (idm) Final Note on This CD Burning Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 4:59 PM > >In case you haven't noticed, a lot of the marginal independent labels >that specialize in idm are not exactly swimming in money (GPR had to >suspend operations for a year or two, because they simply didn't have >the money to release anything!). Simply put, bootlegs (especially ones >like Ami Mukerjee proposes) undercut the ability of legitimate labels >and artists to release music. > Im sorry all, what started out as a genuine offer to help the rest of the listmembers to be able to listen to these beautiful, yet UNAVAILABLE albums. I apologize for starting this thread and now I am made to look like someone evil. Shit. Before I go into any of this burning I am going to check with my lawyer. Its a damn shame that with all the freedom in this country, I might not be able to do something which CLEARLY isnt harming anyone: 1. Jimmy Cauty doesn't make Jack Shit of off Space. It isn't around anymore. 2. Tetsu Inoue doesnt make Jack Shit of of Ambiant Otaku. It isn't around anymore. Sadly, those who might have been turned on to the KLF or Tetsu, or FAX will not even get to hear them. I too am a musician, (although more of a hobbyist musician) and I know damn well how hard it is to get noticed, appreciated, or make money in the business. I would NEVER ever subvert a musician, or anyone for that matter, out of their just rewards..... I can hear all the legal mumbo jumbo bullshit in the world, and it means nothing to me because ethically I hold myself to something much higher than laws. But sadly, I have to follow them even when they DON'T make sense. Enough said. I won't speak about this anymmore. To those who expressed interest in the CDs I still have your addresses. Lets hope something can (legally) be worked out. A. Mukerjee Vassar College "Laws are like cobwebs; where the small flies get caught but the big break ones through." - Unknown ----------