(idm) Re: Autechre / Copyright infringement (fwd)

From Blag Jesus Sex Machine
Sent Tue, May 19th 1998, 19:08


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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:05:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Blag Jesus Sex Machine <xxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Greg Eden <xxxx@xxxx-xxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: Autechre / Copyright infringement


Mr. Eden:

Well, I removed all of the files as soon as I got your message, so
there will be no need to persue any any legal action regarding this
matter.

> We have discussed your actions with Sean Booth and Rob Brown and they
> are both personally extremely offended.

That really bothers me.  Offended that people want to hear their music?
*Nothing* on that page was (note the past tense) available for *purchase*,
the intent behind it was to share the *music* with *fans* who would buy
every single one of those records if given the opportunity.  Given the
choice between downloading an mp3 file and going to the record store and
BUYING the real thing, I'm sure that all of the nearly 900 visitors to
that page would gladly spend the money on the real thing... but as with
most good electronic music, there's an serious scarcity issue, and for
some people my site was the only way to hear some of the most outstanding
tracks recorded by Mr. Brown and Mr. Booth.

Had I posted Tri Repetae, or any of the other commercially available
albums, then I think you'd have every right to pull the plug... but that,
Mr. Eden, is not what I did.  I went so far as to include a link to your
site, and pointed out on the page that I would not post any material that
was available for purchase.  Had any of the files I had posted been
rereleased, I would have taken the files down.  This makes no difference,
but I want to make it extremely clear that I had absolutely no intention
of "offending" Mr. Brown and Mr. Booth, my actions were purely based on my
admiriation of them and thier music.

Hopefully something positive can come out of this, and perhaps Mr. Booth
and Mr. Brown will see the demand for these particular tracks and perhaps
make them available in the future.

.Bil.

for and on behalf of
IAMaCOPIER ltd.