From thatcat Sent Mon, Jan 11th 1999, 19:35
From thatcat Sent Mon, Jan 11th 1999, 19:35
> O.K. --- Now, can anyone tell me where the following is written on any > of the Mask labels or packaging? > > "(c) xxxxx, 1998. All Rights Reserved. All duplication is a violation of > applicable laws." > > Good luck looking, because you won't find it. Now, does that mean that > such a warning simply goes without saying? yes. much in the same way that if you go out and shoot someone, you won't be able to avoid jail by saying "i've never seen a written law that says you can't shoot someone". > I bought this material, and once it's become my property, it simply has > become my property, n'est-ce pas? That's why I pay extra taxes on my all > digital audio equipment & tapes: to subsidize the fact that I'm > essentially allowed to do whatever the hell I want with these recordings > once I've purchased them. the physical record itself is your property. the songs on it are *not* your property. the songs are owned by the people who wrote them. buying the record does not give you the legal right to do anything with the songs on them but listen to them or make personal copies for your self. > IDM-People: Judging solely from this morning's call, I wouldn't be > surprised if the Mask folks have their hand in these absurd auctions. > And even if they don't (let's be reasonable), you can be damn sure that > they *wish* they did. if andy wanted to make money off the series, he would've pressed 1000 or more copies of each.