Re: (idm) Re: (IDM) CD Burnings

From Chris.Hilker
Sent Sat, Nov 1st 1997, 05:05

>Yes, I do know that there are
>copyright laws that protect that now.  But who really gauges the losses
>made on bootlegs and things.  You can't!  I just learned that in Economics.
> Underground markets are untrackable!  Theirfor everything Microsoft, Sony
>Music, etc.  tells you about Bootlegs is false!

If you owned a CDR copy of 'Ambiant Otaku,' would you be more or less
likely to buy an Ambient World reissue of the same title? I don't
need Microsoft or Sony to tell me what I can deduce for myself.

Bootlegs like these dilute the market for legitimate rereleases.
Obviously, it's impossible to gauge how much. Maybe all of the people
who own those CDRs would eventually get around to buying the legitimate
issue. Maybe half would. Either way, it means either less money going
to the label, or slower cash flow.

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.

C.

P.S. "Theirfor?"

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