On Wed, 7 May 1997 09:36:39 -0700, you wrote:
quoted 13 lines the limited edition thing is such a boring arguement. they're limited>>the limited edition thing is such a boring arguement. they're limited
>>to the people that would buy them, (i should have a macro for that
>>line) do you really belive we could sell more than a couple of
>>thousand woodenspoons? well if you do you don't know anything about
>>the current market for this music.
>
>Perhaps this is true for Woodenspoon, but HAB 1 & 2 trade hands for a lot
>more than $8 these days. Everyone knew that demand for new Aphex material
>was a lot greater than 500 or even 1000 copies. I know what the market for
>this kind of material is because my IDM mailbox is clogged with auction
>announcements for these records. I've already seen Mira Calix selling for
>inflated prices, too. This limited-edition trainspotting marketing creates
>a black market.
yeah. fun isn't it. thrill of the chase and all that.
quoted 5 lines if you don't like what we do don't buy our records and shut up.>>if you don't like what we do don't buy our records and shut up.
>
>Actually, I guess I'll just continue to do what I've always done: buy the
>good records you release, leave the bad ones on the shelf, and tape the
>ones I have no other access to. I hope this is alright with you.
fine, it's what i do myself, don't see why it needs to be discussed in
a public forum.
quoted 3 lines wrt to copyright i'm sure you'd find yourself on the sharp pointy end>>wrt to copyright i'm sure you'd find yourself on the sharp pointy end
>>of the wrath of any major label if you started pressing CDs and giving
>>them away.quoted 3 lines Perhaps, but any label that gets in this much of a bungle when the real>Perhaps, but any label that gets in this much of a bungle when the real
>fans of their music make a few free copies of otherwise completely
>unavailable material needs a bit of perspective.
erm. hmm. i think it's that principle thing again. maybe i'm too
principled.
quoted 5 lines I SUPPORT your copyrights> I SUPPORT your copyrights
>and I would discourage anyone from bootlegging Chiastic Slide.
>
>The day when anybody can download, in a few minutes, a perfect, pirated
>digital copy of any record you release is just around the corner.
yep. we're looking to the majors to sort that one out. they do have
their plus points.
quoted 3 lines Maybe>Maybe
>in the meantime your time would be best spent cultivating the loyalty and
>support of the people who really understand and love your music
that's why i even bother replying to this stuff. you think you'd have
had this sort of dialogue with anyone from say Warners.
quoted 2 lines instead of>instead of
>playing copyright gestapo.
uh-huh.
g.