RE: [microsound] napster was a promotional service

[David Fodel <DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

well thats really what the license thingy does. personal non-commercial use.

all it prevents is making copies for profit, and broadcasting it as the
soundtrack to someones beer commercial.

it does nothing to prevent it being shared by anyone on any network or
otherwise as long as the intended use is non-commercial.



David Fodel
Publishing Systems Manager
Wild Oats Markets
3375 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301
Direct: 720-562-4831
Fax: 303-938-8474


> ----------
> From: 	Dr. Gozra Von Peebles
> Reply To: 	microsound
> Sent: 	Monday, March 4, 2002 2:00 PM
> To: 	microsound
> Subject: 	RE: [microsound] napster was a promotional service
> 
> thats funny.  I just checked that site out and the
> liscensing section pretty much prohibits napster-esque
> exchanges; and broadcasting number limitations...seems
> a bit of unnecessary red tape.  
> BUT...
> I know how it is, and am not trying to throw a hammer
> into the effort.  It just goes to show how quickly the
> legal aspects kick in for music distribution.  
> It seems to me that the device in place to prohibit
> the copying/sharing of this music would only limit the
> amount of exposure and thus limit the number of
> parties possibly interested in subscribing to this
> effort.   
> What would be the problem with saying:
> "Hey, do *whatever* you want with this so long as you
> don't (a) sell it for personal profit or (b) claim it
> as your own music and do (c) keep the id tag [website
> address, credits] while trading it on [enter p2p
> program here]."
> anyway, hope it works out.
> gzvp
> 
> --- David Fodel <DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > sums up my feelings exactly.
> > 
> > at CommTom (http://www.commtom.com) we are giving
> > away the music and asking
> > folks to subscribe to the packaging. So you can burn
> > your own copies in
> > whatever order you want with whichever tracks you
> > please and if you
> > subscribe you get a piece of hand printed art to
> > store your CD-R in...
> > something material you can hold in your hands, that
> > one can fetishize (as it
> > is produced in very limited runs...)
> > 
> > we're just experimenting.
> > 
> > David Fodel
> > Publishing Systems Manager
> > Wild Oats Markets
> > 3375 Mitchell Lane
> > Boulder, CO 80301
> > Direct: 720-562-4831
> > Fax: 303-938-8474
> > 
> 
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