At 10:08 04/03/96 -0600, you wrote:
quoted 13 lines I was on a mail list last year and one of the guys was doing a project
>I was on a mail list last year and one of the guys was doing a project
>for a marketing class. His thesis was that bootlegs of concerts,
>unreleased, or unavailable tracks should not be illegal because they pose
>no threat of lowering the demand on the label's/artist's current
>"legitimately" released work.
>
>After I answered his survey on my music buying habits, I asked him to
>send a copy of his paper to me. He hasn't. Anyone familiar with this
>person?
>
>His point is that most people that buy bootlegs don't do it to save
>money, they do it cause they want (need?) everything! I think most
>people would agree with this.
The point is that whatever the quality, be it DAT/CD/tape/or 0s and 1s
scratched out on someones arse and no matter whether you are selling it at a
loss or profit - YOU ARE TAKING SOMETHING WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU.
Think yourselves lucky; the majors are currently trying to think of ways to
outlaw the sale of second hand CDs and they have commercially penalised
shops selling second hand CDs in the past.
g.
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