At 04:54 PM 10/30/97 -0700, you wrote:
quoted 17 lines At 05:34 PM 10/28/97 -0500, you wrote:>At 05:34 PM 10/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>In two weeks I will access to a CD burner. I am going to burn copies of
>>my bootleg of Space & Chill Out
>>
>>and hopefully Ambiant Otaku.
>>
>>
>>Interested in buying one? please reply.
>
>Interested in getting sued? Cause that's what'll happen IF you get caught.
>Unless you've gotten permission from the artist/label to do so. I know of
>people getting sued for mix tapes! and your going to be producing WHOLE
>ALBUMS?! Since you've posted this on a mass media forum, chances are good
>that someone (who may know the artist/label) will pass this information on
>to the copyright holders. I'm not trying to play God here and tell you what
>to do, but you just better be careful who you pass these lovely's on to. Or
>reap the whirlwind.
I don't believe that IDM is what you call a "Mass Media Forum". I doubt
too that any regular IDMer (meaning they don't own a record company, nor
do they run legal matters) would get sued had there been so many close
contacts to record companies and such. I know also that "Space" was out of
print a long time ago and so is "Chill Out" (right? or is it still on Wax
Trax!). I know you are just warning us, but c'mon lighten up. What the
hell is the record company (which company actually did put out "Space" and
"Chill Out"?) going to say when you call them and say "Hello. I'm making
copies of a CD to send out to private parties for private listening and am
not making any profit at all on them, and I would like to pay you
roylaties. So tell me how much I owe you." What will the answer be
Synaptic man? If one asked the artists themselves (I have actually done
this, asked them if bootlegs were alright) they will usually say that it is
fine. I guess it's all big business' problem, eh?
BTW: Anybody want some copies of Autechre's "we r are why." and "are y are
we," Before I dish out royalties to Warp? Please do not reply to me
publically, or privately. Come to my house, bring a tape. Seriously, is
there any problem with me making some .mp3's of this and storing them at a
ftp site just for storage and telling a few people (IDM) where I am storing
them? I'll just leave it at that, otherwise my mouth will get me into
trouble.
Cheers, Wankers!
Rusty
PS: I will be doing some storage really soon, I'll tell you all about it.