Re: (TV) No Trade Policy - Clarified

[Noah Lopez <noahl@U.Arizona.EDU>]

that's about the funniest e-mail i've read on this list.

Noah


On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Philip P. Obbard wrote:

> Keith hit the nail on the head.
> 
> I have no objection to discussions of 'collectible' material on the list (and I
> frequently do it myself), whether it is tape, vinyl, CD, MP3, etc. E.g., "Has
> anyone heard the tape of Richard Hell's show at the White House in 1991? What
> is the title of the third song? Don't you love his bass playing? Do you think
> his tribute to Saddam was controversial?" is fine.
> 
> My objection is to openly *trading* on the list, e.g., "I have a videotape of
> Verlaine playing with James Taylor and Rep. Dan Burton at the 'Rock Against the
> Estate Tax' benefit in 1998, and in return I'm looking for unreleased studio
> material from his infamous 'Kathie Lee Gifford' duet sessions..." etc. There
> are plenty of tape trading sites run by fans out there, and enough clues on the
> list to figure out who would be trading offlist that openly trading on the list
> is unnecessary, ethically questionable (since several members of TV definitely
> oppose any bootlegging, and tape trading often leads there), and annoying to
> people who aren't interested in who has what tape wading through message after
> message ("You mean the one where you can hear Tom insult Frank right when he
> walks in for lunch with Kathie?!?").
> 
> Does this make sense? Sorry if the FAQ is not clear; I'll try to clarify it
> over the next few days.
> 
> Please let me know if there are any questions or comments. You are welcome to
> debate the merits of this policy on-list or off-list.
> 
> --Philip "no overt censorship" Obbard
> Your Friendly Neighborhood List Admin
> 
> --- Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > It's not the practice of trading, it's just better if we keep it off-
> > list - don't do it _through_ the list; I think that's the point?
> 
> 
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