Originally posted by teaparty:It's very easy for the band to stop bootlegging; release every show like PJ does...
I don't mind the bootlegs, i think we all have a nice picturedisc or rare show that we're very proud of... (and paid some good money for?)
what i hate more is these ticketscalpers and ticket-sell-websites who sell tix for 2 or 3 times more than the original price !
Originally posted by yeah:[..]
As if that would stop bootlegging.
Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]
Pearl Jam stopped it.If you check their web site,they have for sale,every show they have played from 2008-2010.As most of you know,PJ have released every show they have played (except benefit gigs) since 2000,when they released all 72 shows to music stores.I have purchased dozens upon dozens of shows from their website,or on ebay,for as little as $5.So,yes..Pearl Jam stopped it.Why download or buy a bootleg,when you can have a released version??..If U2 released gigs on their website via download or cd,I personally would purchase many.But,for some unknown reason,U2 wont do this.Depeche Mode release most gigs since 2005 on their site.E.Vedder said,he saw a PJ bootleg in a record shop in 1999.The price was off the charts.He bought it,and told the rest of the band "We gotta release our shows to stop this bootleg shit".Mission accomplished Ed.
Originally posted by EDDMB:[..]
Pearl Jam stopped it.If you check their web site,they have for sale,every show they have played from 2008-2010.As most of you know,PJ have released every show they have played (except benefit gigs) since 2000,when they released all 72 shows to music stores.I have purchased dozens upon dozens of shows from their website,or on ebay,for as little as $5.So,yes..Pearl Jam stopped it.Why download or buy a bootleg,when you can have a released version??..If U2 released gigs on their website via download or cd,I personally would purchase many.But,for some unknown reason,U2 wont do this.Depeche Mode release most gigs since 2005 on their site.E.Vedder said,he saw a PJ bootleg in a record shop in 1999.The price was off the charts.He bought it,and told the rest of the band "We gotta release our shows to stop this bootleg shit".Mission accomplished Ed.
Originally posted by peterneillphoto:Hi all,
I have discovered that one of my photos is been used on a Godfather Records bootleg CD and even sold on ebay .
See these links:
My photo- http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterneill/5006764140/in/set-72157624862698699/
CD review site:
http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/godfather-label/u2-north-star-over-paris-godfather-records-gr-573574/
Ebay Sale:
http://cgi.ebay.it/2CD-U2-NORTH-STAR-OVER-PARIS-2010-/220694021209#ht_1194wt_1141
Does anyone know who is behind North Star Records? ANy help much appreciated. A
Any help appreciated!
Pete
Originally posted by yeah:[..]
It would be the same situation. Today the stuff Godfather and others sell can be obtained freely. Why buy something you can legally get for free? Still there is a market. And there would still be a market for audience boots if U2 sold their board recordings.
It would be nice to have for sure - but wouldn't stop bootlegging.
Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
If people did record it though and shared or traded it freely rather than selling it, would PJ mind that?
It's a wonder U2 don't sell them considering they can even sell them lossless - look at the FLAC being sold in their online store. So if MP3 isn't good enough for them they can do it that way. But I guess for whatever reason, they just don't want to. It'd be an interesting question to ask them.
@peterneillphoto Report them to eBay, say it's an illegit bootleg they're selling. Don't mention it's your cover but they're selling something unauthorised.
Originally posted by yeah:[..]
Cause they sell stuff that should be free (and was shared freely before btw.).