I reported it. Especially as somebody has just told us where to get mp3s of one of the concerts!
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How mean spirited to report the seller, so they make money, that's between them and the bidder, not everyone belongs to QZ and has been adopted by a generous soul as I've been.
I've bought Placebo bootlegs from e-bay and as long as the bidder isn't led to believe they are receiving an offical release there is no con involved. Most people here and I include myself would grab this recording if it was seeded, moral issues of whether it's a bootleg wouldn't be raised! After all this person has the recorder, took the chance of making the recording - something I myself would not risk, there is after all the chance that your equipment will be confiscated and a fine recieved, and more importantly that you will be evicted from the venue.
I'm sure I'll either be slated or ignored for this but I never have liked the whistle-blower mentality.
I've bought Placebo bootlegs from e-bay and as long as the bidder isn't led to believe they are receiving an offical release there is no con involved. Most people here and I include myself would grab this recording if it was seeded, moral issues of whether it's a bootleg wouldn't be raised! After all this person has the recorder, took the chance of making the recording - something I myself would not risk, there is after all the chance that your equipment will be confiscated and a fine recieved, and more importantly that you will be evicted from the venue.
I'm sure I'll either be slated or ignored for this but I never have liked the whistle-blower mentality.
You´re not ignored. I´m with you, AwkbyName.
Why report this? Why not report fake charity wristbands, Chinese pirate copies of The Matrix (or 5 discs Hong Kong Queen collection), or other properly wrong stuff?
Get some perspective. I sell lots of bootlegs on ebay, always undercutting every other seller, but the effect of all these ....people.... running to hide behind Mummy's skirt merely reduces supply...which increases the price.
And are these sanctimonious ...personages....the ones asking for mp3s of "Extra MAgical Ingredients" or whatever? Wouldn't THAT be ironic?
Get some perspective. I sell lots of bootlegs on ebay, always undercutting every other seller, but the effect of all these ....people.... running to hide behind Mummy's skirt merely reduces supply...which increases the price.
And are these sanctimonious ...personages....the ones asking for mp3s of "Extra MAgical Ingredients" or whatever? Wouldn't THAT be ironic?
Why report this? Why not report fake charity wristbands, Chinese pirate copies of The Matrix (or 5 discs Hong Kong Queen collection), or other properly wrong stuff?
Get some perspective. I sell lots of bootlegs on ebay, always undercutting every other seller, but the effect of all these ....people.... running to hide behind Mummy's skirt merely reduces supply...which increases the price.
And are these sanctimonious ...personages....the ones asking for mp3s of "Extra MAgical Ingredients" or whatever? Wouldn't THAT be ironic?
Well, I for one am most certainly NOT one of the people asking for mp3s every other day.
I would indeed report any of those items you mentioned if I happened across them. Do I spend my time looking for things to report on Ebay? No. But if I see it, I will take a few minutes to report it. Since I collect music and music-related items, the items I'm most likely to spot are CD-R and DVD-R bootlegs.
Why do I report them? Without getting into a big debate about the moral issues of selling bootlegs, I'd like to simply make this point: many bands and artists don't have a problem with people recording and freely trading their live shows. U2 are a good example. They've stated on several occasions that they like the idea of taping. The problem comes when a few of the tapers (or someone with a higher-gen dub) decide to make and sell copies. As far as I know, there isn't a single band or artist out there who condones this practice. In order to combat the sale of bootlegs, most artists do not allow taping, even if they agree with the idea in theory. Of course, this leads back to your point that the fewer the number of recordings available, the more people are willing to pay for them when they ARE available. It's a vicious cycle that some bands (most notably, the Grateful Dead and Phish) have fought by ENCOURAGING live taping. Copies of their shows are so easy to come by that there's usually no need to buy them.
I guess my overall point here is that selling bootlegs gives artists (and their labels) an excuse to prohibit taping in the first place.
It's a cyclic argument that only bands can break (a la Greatful Dead)
I've previously bought bootlegs on eBay, and I don't have a problem with it, personally, although I understand why some do.
OK, then. Say you were from UK. Would you buy it?
Yes, I would. I collect field recordings, so I think it would be nice to get my hands on this one. It would also be nice to share it with my fellow Queenzoners. :) Although, I think selling bootlegs is wrong.
See, I told you I was a hypocrite.