What, we can't have it both ways? I don't *love* warp, nor do I hate
warp. Their artists put out some fine music. I haven't dealt with
them enough to get a sense of the label itself, but I'm getting a
weird impression. I think people can offer both constructive
criticism & praise..
On Wed, 7 May 1997, at 17:25:36, Peter Becker wrote:
quoted 60 lines and is there a way that all the Warp bashers out there can now *stop*
> and is there a way that all the Warp bashers out there can now *stop*
> praising Warp in *other* posts? It seems funny that *so* many idm'ers
> who are complaining about unfair business practices and add 2 cents as
> to why the label is deficient are also *often * the same folks who love the
> output of the label. shut up.
>
> bash bash bash, love love love. Make up your minds, folks.
>
> I remember when I used to collect Throbbing Gristle. They had a very loose
> attitude about bootlegs where they simply requested that if a bootleg were
> to be made
> of a live show or an interview, that each member of the group get 4 copies.
> HOWEVER, they were known to get realy involved when someone were to
> counterfeit
> a release, so much that an old story cited Genesis ( TG band leader, not
> the rock group )
> as actually *tracking* down the scum that would make illegitamite copies of
> the group's catalog
> and kicking some tail.
> But that's all hearsay. Point being...as a fan, I remember TG stating not
> to buy any copies
> of their LPs that were not on their label or "approved" bootleg labels. So
> I did'nt. I respected
> the fact that artists should get paid for their work and that assholes
> should'nt. Please lets not
> get on whether TG were assholes....that's another irrelevant (yet
> interesting ) story.
> Now, I realize that the original thread was about burning copies for free
> distribution
> is a whole other point is quite different from my TG parallel. However, I
> think those people
> that have a level head should be able to figure out boundaries of
> legal/monetary ethics for themselves.
>
> I admit to a burn copy of something for my own personal use. A friend had
> a burner.
> This friend had a bunch of OBSCENELY RARE 12"s that I'd never ever see again.
> I burned 5 CDs of all of this material. This was for my own personal use
> and I can assure
> you will never be duplicated, for anyone. No, I won't even tell you what
> the material is.
> Again, its simply for personal use.
>
> 1,000 free copies of Thriller? Its quite easy to find in any Good Will,
> Salvation army or
> thrift shop from Burbank to Bangor. I'll spend my 1.00 on the vinyl copy.
>
> I wonder what Marylyn Manson would think.....
>
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