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vlmagee · 03-07-2004, 02:05 PM

Well, Brink, it poses an interesting problem. First, I don't have permission to do so and I would not want to do something like that before an album were released.

With the Rhino material, I didn't post any clips of songs that were not already available legally. For example, I posted a clip of Too Much To Lose - but that had been mistakenly released on some ODR tapes back around 1980. I didn't post any clips of the other never officially released material until the actual release day. That was what Thane Tierney asked me to do, and of course I honored his request.

In this case, I am not in touch with anyone. In this "brave new world" of rights managed recordings, record companies use things like Itunes to make their recordings available but closely managed. This is the current music industry trend, and although I don't like it any more than you do, we don't create the rules.

So I don't have permission to post anything and in fact - until I take my PC and hook it up to a local area network with a PC equipped with a burner, I have no way of getting the songs out of Itunes. I actually tried something today because I really don't like to run Itunes, but they have somehow prevented recording off the sound card (by which I mean, they have managed to add noise to the sound). Eventually I will make myself a CD, but that's as far as I dare go these days.

Sorry. I think it's a shame, but there is nothing we can do about it. I assume that once the CD is listed in online stores, there will be clips that everyone can play.

Also, it is possible that the songs are also on Napster. You have to install that, and pay (after the test period), and pay to download but not to listen (I don't think). But I don't know if the songs are there and I am not about to download Napster to find out. However, it may not have the operating system restrictions that Itunes has, so perhaps one of you might want to download it and see if the Harmony songs are there too.

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Valerie Magee

Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com

03-07-2004, 02:05 PM	#3
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	Well, Brink, it poses an interesting problem. First, I don't have permission to do so and I would not want to do something like that before an album were released. With the Rhino material, I didn't post any clips of songs that were not already available legally. For example, I posted a clip of Too Much To Lose - but that had been mistakenly released on some ODR tapes back around 1980. I didn't post any clips of the other never officially released material until the actual release day. That was what Thane Tierney asked me to do, and of course I honored his request. In this case, I am not in touch with anyone. In this "brave new world" of rights managed recordings, record companies use things like Itunes to make their recordings available but closely managed. This is the current music industry trend, and although I don't like it any more than you do, we don't create the rules. So I don't have permission to post anything and in fact - until I take my PC and hook it up to a local area network with a PC equipped with a burner, I have no way of getting the songs out of Itunes. I actually tried something today because I really don't like to run Itunes, but they have somehow prevented recording off the sound card (by which I mean, they have managed to add noise to the sound). Eventually I will make myself a CD, but that's as far as I dare go these days. Sorry. I think it's a shame, but there is nothing we can do about it. I assume that once the CD is listed in online stores, there will be clips that everyone can play. Also, it is possible that the songs are also on Napster. You have to install that, and pay (after the test period), and pay to download but not to listen (I don't think). But I don't know if the songs are there and I am not about to download Napster to find out. However, it may not have the operating system restrictions that Itunes has, so perhaps one of you might want to download it and see if the Harmony songs are there too. ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com