you are correct that you are wrong (is that confusing enough??)
the illegal recordings are illegal wherever you go. just because
something is bootlegged in China doesn't mean that makes it legal in
the USA. The Dead was really revolutionary in letting the fans record
their concerts in hi quality so that Dead Heads could trade the shows
& collect them. I have one friend with over 400 concert recordings of
the Dead and he knows one who beats him to death
however, during the band's lifetime they did pursue those who
unlawfully sold those recordings. So to them it was clear "We're
happy to let you have our music for free, but if you try to make
money from them we will shut you down". They were the quintessential
"fan loving band"
on a side note: I used to sell bootleg records in the 70's & early
80s. I got them direct from the illegal publishers whom I used to
know & sold several thousand Springsteen, B-52s, Elvis Costello,
Pretenders etc that were all top quality "right from the sound board"
recordings. I still have some in my collection like a great 5 record
Springsteen set recorded over 3 nights at the Passaic Theatre in NJ
back in 1976 or 77 with fabulous stuff made all the more fabulous
because I was at 2 of the 3 shows, but I never had then - nor do I
now - a thought that I was not breaking the law.
Legal and illegal are pretty clear cut issues, especially in copyright
Rich=============
At 04:25 PM 4/12/2008, Kenwick Cook wrote:
Hello Natalie;
I assume you are making your reports through the bottom of the
item page(s) where it has the "Report This Item" link, or are you
wanting another address? Wonder if one can try "Live Help" on
something like that...
On the subject, I've been wondering for a long time about what
the difference of an "Import CD" and a "Bootleg" CD might be
besides if it is a CD-R? I have a bunch of Grateful Dead concert
Import CDs I've collected from the early '90s and was wondering if
it was "legal" to sell them on eBay? I realize the artists haven't
been paid for these things, but I always thought that if they were
produced from a Country that do not have the same Copyright laws we
have (like videos) it was legal to own, buy and sell? I guess I'm wrong?
Thanks, everyone
FranKenwick
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