In a message dated 3/24/99 12:31:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<<Because the artist wouldn't have a way of directly netting money from taped
concerts>>
The artist is not making anything off this, but seriosly there are people out
there who are. Like I said, it is flattering when someone tapes a show.
Passing around a couple copies to friends is no big deal. But there has to be
a line drawn there somewhere.
Someone right now is selling t-shirts for $20 plus postage of a live concert
shot of Todd. They are calling it the "unofficial Todd Snider T-shirt"... they
also have tapes, bootleg CDs and videos for sale. Meanwhile, Todd ain't
getting any richer, these guys are. His manager can only police so much. Is
there not any dignity among fans. If they are real fans, how can they do this.
No they are not fans, they are untalented assholes out to make a buck off of
someone elses talent.
Artist get bootlegged all the time, but we have to watch out for people 24 hrs
a day to not get ripped. We can't moniter every single soul, damn. But it
sucks when we browse the internet and see our stuff being pimped out, or even
worse, go into a record store overseas to try to sell some records, only to
find out they already have bootlegs.
I say, bootlegg me baby, but when you start making more dough off merchandise
than me, can ya buy me dinner or throw me a bone, hey, help me out on rent?
