At 07:11 PM 1/14/98 +0000, Steve /k/./F/ wrote:
quoted 18 lines I can see the arguements from both sides.. but please everyone remember>
>I can see the arguements from both sides.. but please everyone remember
>that
>often when small labels release records they do it through bank loans,
>or just
>dont eat very well for a few years. Even though they may be able to sell
>any
>records they produce, its usually the question of getting the capital
>together
>to actually set it going, and then theres the fact that even if you do
>sell them all
>you may not end up in profit. If i ran a small record label my priority
>would
>be the next record not represses of older titles.... so those older
>titles often suffer.
>
>Steve
>
selling out-of-print records from person to person for whatever price does
not hurt (or profit) the record company in any way. if some idiot wants to
pay $120 for a mask 12" then it's their own problem it doesn't affect
skam's (or the artist's) profits at all. i could see a problem with
bootlegging in-print music, but when the damn thing is out of print, there
is no reason why not to. all the more power to out-of-print MP3s.
- wells oliver : s0ewoliv@titan.vcu.edu
"jack's bicycle is music to my ears . everything is possible"