Well, I think IDM stuff is expensive a lot of places. Let It Be in
Minneapolis is expensive. Gramaphone is expensive. Amoeba, though
you can find bargains, is expensive. Not that they
aren't first rate shops, but they really are high.
My friend Kirk here in Iowa City has been doing dance and electronica (for
lack of a better word) in his store for as long as it's been around and
his prices are always lower than you pay most places. He's getting his
act together to do mail order on a web site soon, and I'll spam you later
when he's ready to do business.
And as for copying to MD or CDR -- as far as I ever understood it the
rule was do whatever you think you have to, but for god's sake don't discuss
violations of international copyright conventions in an open forum.
I think someone recording a record and then selling it isn't much of a crime;
you paid for it, you're selling it at a loss, and what you record or don't
record is your own damn business. I don't think that you can make the case
that any company has actually lost sales because of this -- hell, I bet
most of the time you can't even buy a new copy.
The people making records know that there's a whole grey market for music and
always has been. But they don't enjoy having their noses rubbed in it. So
keep it on the downlow...
kent williams -- kent@avalon.net
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