Afaik, that is just a common myth-- similar to the myth that says that if a
well it is and it isnt. it does not exempt you from being sued for copyright
infringement, but on the other hand, it does put you a little bit below the
radar, the copyright owner has to go thru the trouble of finding out if the
"promo" is indeed actually being sold. when we're talking small pressings in
our little corner of the music industry, that little bit can help.
funny, this topic just came up on global darkness, where we were talking
about selling promos/whites...
a prime example is i-f's "mixed up in the hague" cd on panama which was
labelled as promo only. i dont think he was sued, but since then he has
sought legal copyright clearance..so no mixed up #2 cus the licensing would
be exorbitant, but we get those nice reissues like wanexa etc...
jt
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