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What is so bad about bootlegs?
What is so bad about bootlegs?#125
Posted: 9/16/13 at 7:16pm
Who knew, Gaveston! Would I have heard any of your lyrics? I've always been a fan of yours on this board. If there's a song of yours on youtube please link us!
There's no way in hell I'm subjecting my creative work to the scrutiny of THIS crowd! LOL.
But I'll PM you my name and you can google my publishers. Most of my work was done for choruses, so unless you're a fan of that form you won't know my stuff...
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My point about groups not paying full royalties for my material wasn't to whine about it--as I said, I could take action if I chose to do so.
My point was that the laws are as they should be, but also that there are lots of instances where common sense should prevail. A bootleg of a 1950 production isn't taking income away from anyone (unless the same video is available for sale).
Updated On: 9/16/13 at 07:16 PM
What is so bad about bootlegs?#126
Posted: 9/16/13 at 7:20pm
"There's no way in hell I'm subjecting my creative work to the scrutiny of THIS crowd! LOL."
HAHA
What is so bad about bootlegs?#127
Posted: 9/16/13 at 7:22pm
^^^^^Not that there aren't great critical minds here; there clearly are.
I'm just not that secure.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#128
Posted: 9/16/13 at 7:32pm
The great critical minds could get lost among the "not so much."
Smart decision.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
What is so bad about bootlegs?#129
Posted: 9/16/13 at 7:54pm
So how do you shoot yours?
What kind of camera are you using?
How many people are involved?
Do you pay out the ushers?
These are the questions. I would never have the nerve nor the desire.
Leading Actor Joined: 6/15/04
What is so bad about bootlegs?#130
Posted: 9/16/13 at 8:04pmI'm very impressed with you Gaveston. You already had a fan here of your posts, now you have one here of your music.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#131
Posted: 9/16/13 at 8:16pm
Thank you very much, Logan. You are so kind!
(Just to be clear, I write lyrics. The music was written by others.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
What is so bad about bootlegs?#132
Posted: 9/16/13 at 8:27pm
Legality doesn't make something right or wrong.
???
I'm glad to know that legal matters are now left to the individual's opinion on whether they are doing right or wrong.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#133
Posted: 9/16/13 at 8:33pmMy god, I never realized how many Mensa members post here.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#134
Posted: 9/16/13 at 8:51pmMy sister got her Mensa when she was 11. My mom took her out to dinner to celebrate and bought her a bra.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#135
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:09pmWhen my sister got her'n, mama throwed her in her'n prayer hole. There's a decent quality boot of the first part.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#136
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:10pm
I don't like watching or listening to bootlegs simply because I find the frequently poor quality detrimental to any sort of enjoyment or analysis I might have.
And even when I didn't live in NYC, but rather in the cultural wasteland of Florida, I didn't watch them. I settled for B-roll clips and reviews and publicity photos.
But then, I'm a total square.
I see nothing wrong with people watching bootlegs of a performance long closed or a performer who has moved on to other things. The product one may want to spend money on is all-to-frequently gone by the time they can. Do they enable intellectual theft? Sure. But so does having a good memory and some extra money, or having to foresight to thoroughly annotate a script of a production they're in.
If you're doing it to steal or make a buck, you're a lazy shyster ****.
But I see this no different than the people who so carefully keep passing the tapes of TV series and specials or movies that have never seen proper mass release.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
What is so bad about bootlegs?#137
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:17pm
"bye bye, thread I'm going to finish enjoying my birthday"
Yet you come back 10 minutes later? Ha. You said nothing constructive on this thread so...bye bye Jane. In the future, if you have no interest in a thread and think it's dumb...don't respond. Simple! We will continue to enjoy all the lovely bootlegs out there and not be complete squares about the whole thing.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#138
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:23pmHAHA^ and when did you get into mensa, sutton son?
What is so bad about bootlegs?#139
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:44pmBirthday girl gets to do what she wants, STFU "new"bie, (yeah, I'm sure you've never posted here before).
What is so bad about bootlegs?#140
Posted: 9/16/13 at 9:47pm
thanks Namo.
Hey Newb- I always say good bye to threads and then immediately go back and post on them. You being new here, didn't know that.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#141
Posted: 9/16/13 at 10:09pmJane, tell that newbie the same thing the candles on your cake said to you tonight - Blow Me.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#142
Posted: 9/16/13 at 10:11pmHa! We said good day, "new"bie.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#143
Posted: 9/16/13 at 10:19pm
"Jane, tell that newbie the same thing the candles on your cake said to you tonight - Blow Me."
Blow Me, Newbs.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#144
Posted: 9/16/13 at 10:36pm
Bootlegs are the Grindr of the theatrical community.* Some are here to hookup. Some are only here for networking. But at the end of the day, who doesn't have the app?
*I lied. Grindr is the Grindr of the theatrical community.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#146
Posted: 9/16/13 at 11:28pmYes!
What is so bad about bootlegs?#148
Posted: 9/16/13 at 11:37pmI totally agree with the sexy guy from Les Miz.
What is so bad about bootlegs?#150
Posted: 9/16/13 at 11:44pm
Yet you come back 10 minutes later? Ha. You said nothing constructive on this thread so...bye bye Jane.
This amuses me because you've said nothing constructive in your entire tenure here.
But my favorite quote is the one who compared the illegality of bootlegs with with gay marriage and then accused Jane and Namo of having weak reasoning.
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