Re: re-Horses Neck/ Pirates of the Web

["Jeremy Craine" <jcraine@hotmail.com>]

it was on the eelpie site -
my mistake - its a signed copy...


>From: "Derick Bhupsingh" <circles01@hotmail.com>
>To: thewho@igtc.com
>Subject: re-Horses Neck/ Pirates of the Web
>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 04:16:54 PST
>
>I'm not sure where you saw it selling for fifty quid Jeremy, but I hardly
>think the book cost more than $8 right now brand new in Barnes
>and Noble! Was it an autographed book by Pete or Something? I paid about $7
>or $8 for it new last year and then bought another copy on
>Ebay for about $4 !  It is inevitable that some people will not want
>to pay Forty pounds sterling plus shipping for Chronichles etc......
>So they will borrow it and either tape it or 'Burn' it as the new
>way of copying is called. Specially when they more or less have had
>the music in some form or fashion for years. The Who fan that wants
>it for his/her collection will buy it anyway. I personally never got
>any of the three albums that have now made up 'Avartar'. I wanted
>them for years but could not get them. Now I have been able to get
>them and are pleased with it.  But Chronicles and Method are a bit
>different. I already have it all on other records/boots etc.........
>I'll probably end up buying them anyway, one day,but If boots do
>appear, I may invest in one first. Heck I always have! Who has'nt?
>No matter what you say or do, the pirates will not go away anyway.
>I think that behind closed doors, the major film and record companies
>secretly like the bootlegging that goes on anyway, as it helps to
>promote the 'real product' which usually sells quite well anyway.
>Even if you buy/own a bootleg copy of a video or CD youknow that
>it's not gonna be quite as good as an 'original' so you still end up
>one day buying the actual CD or going to the cinema to see the movie
>on the big screen anyway! Or rent the video!
>Regards,
>Derick.
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