I think that music is a very pure form of human emotional expression and for me, that product (in this case, the music I make) is cheapened when I attach a price tag to it in any way. performance is a whole different story.
when i first was confronted with this choice (release or not), I was very excited and then realized I was excited because of the ego-feed of having a record out. I wouldnt have made much and the little fame means nothign to me. a life as a musician would not fulfill my long term aspirations, so I decided taht I would be a part time audio mangler, and give it away for free as long as anyone wanted to listen. the only reason I continue to consider release of any of my tracks is because it helps get more live shows, which is what I really enjoy. I dont think bootlegging is ok, because thats attacking some peoples livelihood (the affected musicians) but I also think it should indicate to the artist that there is a market gap to be filled. you can either fill it with undoubtadly higher quality re-releases and make money, or you can lose the money, send expensive lawyers after the bootleggers, and end up broke but with a whole load of artistic integrity. no one has to agree with this, as I know its not a very common point of view, but since you asked ... :))) -Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:50 AM Subject: Re: (313) 'Moodyman': 'The Silence Is Broken' > >it doesn't justify it, but you seriously shouldnt be too suprised when it > >happens. Im just ssaying that despite his motivations for doing limited > >copy > >releases, he might be better off getting the money for his tracks unstead > >of > >leaving it to the bootleggers. > > this whole blame-the-artist thing makes me sick. blame the bootlegger. dont > buy this crap, dont make excuses for the bootleggers, maybe they'll stop > bootlegging releases that havent even been out of print for 5 years! > copyrights exist for a reason, of course people should be surprised when > some punk comes along and steals their chit! especially when the market is > so small to begin with, it is a really brazen act of theft! > > >I MAKE music, Erin, of course I dont want people stealing it. > > you've previously said that you think all music should be free and artists > should not be paid iirc? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 >
