> Sh*t... I'm buying more than ever... probably because I have access
> to resources that help me find music I like (ex: this list, web radio,
> etc). That said, I can see how the bootlegging side is hurting
> companies. I just had a neighbor ask me to help her create a bootleg
> compilation of some African music. When I tried to explain liscensing
> to her she either refused to listen to me or just didn't give a darn.
> Really cheesed me off....
>
It occurs to me that its only really the majors that are hurt by
.mp3s. Underground music sales are supported by collectors -
people who are not content with just getting cheap CDRs of stuff.
We love vinyl, damn it! Given that mainstream (& non-web) radio
doesn't feature much of the kind of music discussed round these
here parts, its only good that we can get hold of mp3s of stuff, if we
can't get the records. Consider this: if JCR emailed everybody
small snippets of the new Jazzanova album (or some such
smallish label did something like this) and you listened to it for a
month before it came out, and it was wicked - because it will be,
lets face it - how much would you want to but that LP?! You want it
so much more than anything else!
What we shouldn't let happen is bootlegging, this is certainly
reprehensible, and dangerous for both majors and minors. But is
there really a lot of professional bootlegging of underground(ish)
stuff? I don't know 'cos i've never tried to buy it. Making CDs for
your mates however, is essential to spreading the word. If none of
this happened all the small record labels would go out of business,
and then who'd care about royalties?
regards
>>>tg
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