From thomas m weibrecht Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 15:25
From thomas m weibrecht Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 15:25
On Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:22:59 -0600 Rusty Householter <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx> writes: >At 04:54 PM 10/30/97 -0700, you wrote: >>At 05:34 PM 10/28/97 -0500, you wrote: >>>In two weeks I will access to a CD burner. I am going to burn >copies of >>>my bootleg of Space & Chill Out >>> >>>and hopefully Ambiant Otaku. >>> >>> >>>Interested in buying one? please reply. >> >>Interested in getting sued? Cause that's what'll happen IF you get >caught. >>Unless you've gotten permission from the artist/label to do so. I >know of >>people getting sued for mix tapes! and your going to be producing >WHOLE >>ALBUMS?! Since you've posted this on a mass media forum, chances are >good >>that someone (who may know the artist/label) will pass this >information on >>to the copyright holders. I'm not trying to play God here and tell >you what >>to do, but you just better be careful who you pass these lovely's on >to. Or >>reap the whirlwind. > >I don't believe that IDM is what you call a "Mass Media Forum". I >doubt >too that any regular IDMer (meaning they don't own a record company, >nor >do they run legal matters) would get sued had there been so many close >contacts to record companies and such. I know also that "Space" was >out of >print a long time ago and so is "Chill Out" (right? or is it still on >Wax >Trax!). I know you are just warning us, but c'mon lighten up. What >the >hell is the record company (which company actually did put out "Space" >and >"Chill Out"?) going to say when you call them and say "Hello. I'm >making >copies of a CD to send out to private parties for private listening >and am >not making any profit at all on them, and I would like to pay you >roylaties. So tell me how much I owe you." What will the answer be >Synaptic man? If one asked the artists themselves (I have actually >done >this, asked them if bootlegs were alright) they will usually say that >it is >fine. I guess it's all big business' problem, eh? > >BTW: Anybody want some copies of Autechre's "we r are why." and "are >y are >we," Before I dish out royalties to Warp? Please do not reply to me >publically, or privately. Come to my house, bring a tape. Seriously, >is >there any problem with me making some .mp3's of this and storing them >at a >ftp site just for storage and telling a few people (IDM) where I am >storing >them? I'll just leave it at that, otherwise my mouth will get me into >trouble. > > >Cheers, Wankers! > >Rusty > > >PS: I will be doing some storage really soon, I'll tell you all about >it. > good answer...its kinda ironic that the only people really bitching about this are record store owners...who also sell audio tape....keep on dubbing i say... tom w np: king crimson - live in argentina 1994