At 10:00 PM 7/24/2003 +0200, Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
Well well well, lookie lookie& ;)
Cheers,
Peo
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From: To: <mailto:enquiries@emirecordedmusic.co.uk>enquiries@emirecordedmusic.co.uk Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: Help needed -- questionable legality of a CD
Dear Sir/Madame,
perhaps you can help me finding out the truth about a CD release that's been puzzling me and a couple of friends for quite some time..
I'm talking about a release with Kraftwerk called "Concert Classics", which was released under an American (?) label called Ranch Life, apparently a division of RME Inc. in Franklin, TN, USA. The catalogue number is CRANCH4. The CD states that it's made in England.
The insert furthermore states:
© 1975, 1998 Kraftwerk and EMI Music Distribution, licensed by Listen Up, Inc., Professional Division. All rights reserved.
Back about twenty years ago, when I first began wasting my professional life in the malpractice of law (a career I finally got out of after about 10 years of misery), a seasoned intellectual property lawyer gave me a good rule of thumb that can be used in cases like this: if there's any mention of licensing (as in this CD, "licensed by ...") or royalties ("all statutory royalties paid" was the most common, he said), you may rest assured that the CD or tape in question is a bootleg. Legitimate recordings never mention licensing or payment of royalties. Best, Len Cleavelin -- In the beginning there was nothing. And one day God came down, and still there was nothing. And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light, and still there was nothing. But by God, you could see it. --Gary Mule Deer