hi,

On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Ken Powers wrote:

> If you really wanted to get off.  What about the discs? Some brand have
> their name on the discs.  If that isn't advertising, I don't know what
> is.  Point being don't be to anal.
>

each and every post on this topic has misconstrued my point -- if it is
_your_ intent to piggyback _your_ commercial message for _your_ economic
gain on the back of some taper-friendly band's product, then IMO that is a
predatory business practice

the makers of paper, cd media, etc. have merely branded their product --
_you_ (unlike the makers of paper, cd media, etc.) probably don't have a
product that is part of the means of production used to get a band's music
from your computer to its lucky recipient ... you simply have
parasitically used the music (and someone's envelope and postage) to
deliver _your_ unsolicited solicitation

the key here is intent (i.e., the state of mind with which an act is done)
and that is a private province of everyone where no one else can truly
peek -- i honestly don't think that including a set list on letterhead is
a solicitation for business but it is at the top of a "slippery slope" ...
i do think that including subscription material for a magazine is a
solicitation for business that has no place in a bnp trade

cheers,
kevin

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