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LouiseAnne · 02-17-2000, 02:50 AM

Well, GORD --
First of all, I have a REAL problem with your user name. Gordon Lightfoot usually says, and I quote "My friends call me Gord."

So where do YOU get off using that name? I guess it just fits in with your idea that it's okay to pirate his music. You pirate his name so why not everything else? I also see that you're not even a member! No, it's wrong to put out MP3's. Because then people will just download the music and never buy the CD.
That's fine for the people enjoying the music. And yes, in a way, it doesn't affect the artist. But in a very important way, it DOES.

Granted, the artist signs a contract and he gets paid. However, the record company gets their money back by the amount of CDs they sell. If their sales for that particular artist drop because everyone is pirating them off the internet -- guess what! The artist's sales drop and THEY DON'T SIGN THAT ARTIST ON AGAIN when the contract runs out!

If you're a true fan of Gord, (which I kind of doubt) first, you wouldn't presume to use his name as your own so casually and secondly, you wouldn't endorse the illegal passing on of his music.

This may get ME kicked out of here, but I just have to say it. Be loyal or follow someone else.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS

------------------
"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

02-17-2000, 02:50 AM	#18
LouiseAnne Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 94	Well, GORD -- First of all, I have a REAL problem with your user name. Gordon Lightfoot usually says, and I quote "My friends call me Gord." So where do YOU get off using that name? I guess it just fits in with your idea that it's okay to pirate his music. You pirate his name so why not everything else? I also see that you're not even a member! No, it's wrong to put out MP3's. Because then people will just download the music and never buy the CD. That's fine for the people enjoying the music. And yes, in a way, it doesn't affect the artist. But in a very important way, it DOES. Granted, the artist signs a contract and he gets paid. However, the record company gets their money back by the amount of CDs they sell. If their sales for that particular artist drop because everyone is pirating them off the internet -- guess what! The artist's sales drop and THEY DON'T SIGN THAT ARTIST ON AGAIN when the contract runs out! If you're a true fan of Gord, (which I kind of doubt) first, you wouldn't presume to use his name as your own so casually and secondly, you wouldn't endorse the illegal passing on of his music. This may get ME kicked out of here, but I just have to say it. Be loyal or follow someone else. Stay loose, eh? LAMS ------------------ "Love and maple syrup go together like the sticky winds of winter when they meet.... If you go into the forest Gaze up through the trees The sky is white. You can understand What makes the forest Greet the man Like a mother's only child ..."