Re: (idm) WARP,MP3LEECHEZ & FAIR PLAY

From Patrick McGinn
Sent Fri, Apr 16th 1999, 21:04

> > Escept you failed to mention the regular excuses of "They're
out-ot-print!"
>
> What chance is there for re-issues if it already happened defacto and
illegally
> on the internet?

Although admittedly it's not the same thing, and there are quality issues,
those Warp peel sessions did get released, despite massive bootlegging and
mp3ing.

Heavy bootlegging illustrates a heavy demand, and record companies are angry
because the normal rules associated with supply & demand do not apply.
People will generally not pay huge sums of money for ultra-limited releases
(Mask, Skam) when they can get near-perfect copies for free.  Not many of us
are willing to pay such outrageous prices (here I'm referring to the second
hand market mostly,) but if we had a chance to buy the record at normal
prices, which of us wouldn't?

MP3s can be a better promotional tool than radio, provided the record
company uses the technology wisely.  How many of us bought the Nanofunk EP
or the Saundart CD based on the RA or MP3 clips they heard?

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