On Wed, 7 May 1997, it was written:
]According to the letter of US copyright law, copyright holders cannot bring
]action against you for noncommercial copying of musical recordings. The RIAA
]essentially traded this right for the DAT tax.
quoted 8 lines we probably could make money from it if we wanted to, give it a fancy
> we probably could make money from it if we wanted to, give it a fancy
> cover, sell it as an exclusive mix, exclusive tracks etc - but we're
> not, because that's not what we're about - as many people have said -
> whilst it's good it's not that good and certainly doesn't warrant a
> full album release.
>
> it about a principle. the principle is copyright and almost none of
> you seem to understand it.
I have a _very_ hard time believing Warp is in the business to be the
shining champions of copyright laws. You're a record label, unless you're
run by a farty, eccentric, rich freak you need to make money. You won't
lose any money if people are copying something that has no commercial
value (it was broadcasted publicly). And you certainly won't make money
by telling the people who buy your records that you know better than they
do when it comes to what's good and what's not. "as many people have
said", what are you talking about, the cold, hard numbers I've seen tell
me that most people think higher of it than you do.
Wise up.
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