A Question on Bootlegs

[Paul Mather]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Peter Wibrew wrote:

=> Sentiments seconded, I believe trading is the way to go, sharing is the key.
=> In fact I answered a mail asking if anyone wants an astoria boot and it
=> turns out that they want to sell it for a tenner, that IMO STINKS!!! I
=> desperatley want the whole astoria show but will not pay for a boot of it, I
=> don't care how cheap it is.

I also echo the "selling is bad; trading is good" sentiment.  But, I'll
go one further, and say that I even think it is bad for people to ask
for multiple extra media (e.g., 2-for-1, or even more blanks) for a
show.  This is against all published band "trading policies" that I know
of, and is just a hidden way of charging for a show.

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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