Re: [microsound] mp3 redux

["dave" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will presume these friends are sean and rob from autechre ? as rumour has
it that their new album promos are on cassette. I have heard supposed mp3s
of the promo but they sound like fakes and they dont souund like tape
copies.

dave
----- Original Message -----
From: <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [microsound] mp3 redux

> > > but did you steal those mp3:s or had the artists decided to make them
> > > available for download as promotion?
> > >
> > > there is a world of difference.
> >
> > not if both scenarios result in the purchase of said CD...your
conjecture
> is
> > true only if you do not buy a CD...
> >
>
> wrong.. there is a difference.. what if you have a stolen copy of a
> film/album before the final edit, against the wishes of the director? The
> artist/director loses control of their work at a point they didn't want
to..
> it doesn't matter if you buy the cd or not.
> Some friends of mine have just released promos on cassette only, to try
and
> slow down the bootlegging process. Interesting because mp3 geeks will have
> to decide whether they want the quality of a digital recorded file or the
> content of the music...
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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