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From:
Tim Fothergill F. Ciencias Dpto. Biologia
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Gonzi (Fresh)
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Date:
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:19:04 -0400 (CST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) u-ziq : my little headache
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On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Gonzi (Fresh) wrote:
quoted 12 lines talked to peter w. at astralwerks today and i have found out why the> > talked to peter w. at astralwerks today and i have found out why the > > u-ziq my little beautiful cd5 hasnt surfaced. it has been export banned > > for u.s sale. astralwerks has the rights to put it out but decided they > > didnt want to at this point. they made it impossible(or supposed to be) > > to bring it in the country for loss of sales down the road. > > > > this whole concept makes no sense to me. what are the consequences from > selling cds or records that are export banned? jail time? steep fines? > the whole thing seem ridiculous - are you gonna throw people in the > clink for wanting to listen to a mikey p cd. funk that. please explain - > why would anyone go along with this stupidity?
I was wondering about this over the weekend. How could anyone prevent someone buying such a CD mail order from a company in a country where it had already been released? It seems to me that GATT would probably want to hear about such occurrences.
quoted 10 lines _____> _____ > / ,-,_) > /,_) > (/ RESH > Live & Direct from the G-Spot, > Orange County, California, USA > http://www1.linkonline.net/fresh/fresh.htm > > >
Tim Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon find there is no God.