From Dave Steinhart Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 15:29
From Dave Steinhart Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 15:29
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:52:54 -0800 (PST) > From: 9-5 Superspy <xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> > Subject: (idm) collector greed/stupidity > > Am I the only one that thinks this is a bit silly? Auctioning off a > magazine on an idm list that serves largely as a font catalog just becuase > the design company featured designes a lot of album covers?!?! I agree that NOW I'm off topic, but I will post this response and nothing more on the subject. Who are you to decide what's silly? If people want something, it's up to them to decide how much it's worth to them (e.g., the Mask 12"s). > I mean, offering hundreds of dollars for a twelve inch is going to far, > but I find this especially crass because Dave is responding to somone's > offer to not only scan in the article for people, but convert it into a > PDF file as well!!! What's crass is your belief that scanning in the entire magazine is a fine thing to do. It's copyrighted, therefore it's illegal to do so. > If the person who originally offered to scan it is still interested, I > offer to put up the files on peachfuzz so those of us who just want to > read it out of curiosity can do so. And what's stupid is your offer to do something illegal on a public list. What's really stupid is your trying to decide what things are worth to other people. Very few things are "worth" what people pay for them, if all you consider is the materials that went into the making of them. If it's not worth it to you, by all means don't pay. But don't begrudge others who want something more than you, and are willing to spend more than you to get it. Dave