Re: The Real Keith Moon

[Alan McKendree <amck@thenetdr.com>]

>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 01:48:38 -0000
>From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
>
>The problem with buying boots is that you're taking royalties away from some
>artist (or artist's estate).

We've been over this a lot, and it's still not true.  If we're 
talking about buying a taped copy of a broadcast, that is currently 
commercially available, that's a pirated copy, not a boot.  Boots are 
material made available through non-sanctioned sources, that is 
otherwise unavailable.  Since there is no effort on the band's part 
to release the material, they are not out any income from the boots. 
As a side issue, boots are usually inferior to a legitimate release 
of the same material if and when it IS released, and real fans will 
buy the legit release both for the improved quality and loyalty to 
the band.

This may be overanalyzing, but I think it's important not to tar 
boots with the pirate's brush, if I may put it that way, when it's 
apparently a pirate you're talking about.  Pirated copies and 
counterfeits DO rob the artist and production companies of their 
rightful due.  Boots don't.

Cheers,
-- 
Alan
"That's unbelievable, if that's true."
    --Howard Stern, 5/25/00