In a message dated 2/8/2003 10:53:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> And, anyway, the wonders of > ebay are a mystery to me. Believe it or not, I've > never been there. > Of course I was just having a bit of fun with you, ya grizzly ol' Wombat. Thanks to a trade we made a long time ago, I decided to start collecting covers of Joni songs, so thanks for the inspiration! And here's another thought about E-bay, bootlegs, etc. Isn't it really WORSE in theory if someone sells one of Joni's current in-print CD's on E-bay as opposed to a bootleg, or a CDR of a live show? Think about it - Joni gets no revenues whatsoever from the bootlegs, regardless of how they're exchanged; sale, blanks/postage, whatever. But if I buy a factory cd from E-bay, she gets no royalties whereas she would have had I purchased it in a store or online or some such. I guess the question is whether the person who buys the bootleg is someone who is buying it INSTEAD OF an officially released recording. Interesting stuff to ponder for a Sunday morning... Bob NP: Joni, "Dr. Junk" (I wonder if that dentist in Fayetteville NC is still around?)
