On Sat, 2 Mar 1996, Seofon wrote:
quoted 5 lines At least part of the difference, I think, is the issue of selling. If I> At least part of the difference, I think, is the issue of selling. If I
> were to make myself a one-off CD of (say) the Joyrexes for my
> _own_personal_use_, that's one thing ... same as making a backup copy of
> valuable computer software ... but if I duped a bunch and sold them for
> profit, that would be a serious no-no.
Yeah, but I don't think people here have that in mind. I think the 20 CD
copies of Caustic Window ep's was suggested by someone to be sold at cost
not profit. What if someone made 20 copies and sold them at cost? I've
never seen anyone on IDM trying to sell dupes of anything for a profit.
If I made a bunch of one-off CDs
quoted 4 lines and gave them to IDMers as gifts, I still think that would be wrong ...> and gave them to IDMers as gifts, I still think that would be wrong ...
> because a CD reference is a (near)-perfect digital copy, and the rights to
> the songs and Sound Master are owned by the label, artist, and/or
> publisher.
But a high quality cassette is not much different from a Cd in terms of
quality. This is what is perplexing to me in these sorts of
debates...some say it's ok to "bootleg" a deleted release onto cassette
for a friend or fellow IDM'er (as long as it's not for profit) but
copying onto a CD isn't ok (even if not for profit)...Doesn't the label
still own the rights whether it's on CD, cassette or Dat? Even if it's a
muddy dub on a low bias cassette they'd still own the rights wouldn't they?
Anyway, we all have our opinions I guess. :-)
quoted 4 lines As mentioned before, just because _you_ want a copy of the record doesn't> As mentioned before, just because _you_ want a copy of the record doesn't
> mean that it's going to be financially sound for the record label to invest
> in pressing more. C'mon, part of the fun of transpotting is busting your
> butt for years to find one lousy remix or b-side!
Yup, and I've done that for years and have a pretty impressive collection
of rare music as a result, but I'm getting to the point where I don't have
the kind of time to invest in tracking these hard to find item down
anymore. I spent *months* tracking down all the Fax CD's (and calling all
over the world) But now, I (and I think the average person) don't have this
kind of time to spend trying to find stuff.
Well anyway...just my little rant.
Tony