Sinister: One Pez, Two Pez, Red Pez, Blue Pez

[Mark Crutch]

In a fit of sarcasm, Katrina wrote:-

> someone who i'm sure is really lovely wrote:

>> what about that little tune at the end of 3 6 9, after the final, 4th,
>> listed song ends.  is it a track in its own right?  what's it called?  

> archives archives faq sinister site jeepster site archives etc etc etc

Hmmm... bit of a long title that one - no wornder they left it off the
sleeve.


Someone else wrote:-

> yeah, to agree with Spaceboy, how bad is it when you actually own the 
> record and you're just using the CD-R for personal use? i didn't mean to 
> cause such a stir b/c that's what i was talking about.

There's a section of copyright law which deals with "fair use" - i.e. not
copying more than 5% of a book, etc. It's generally accepted now that
copies made as backups are covered by the fair use clause - i.e. if you own
the original, and are only using your copy as a backup, or to prevent
further damage to the original, you are legally OK.

I use this fact all the time to make compilation CDs of tracks that I
already own on other CDs. Similarly I intend to record all my old 7"
singles onto CD to prevent further wear and tear to them.

On another note, bands I like - nah, can't be bothered. I was pleased to
see Fairport Convention getting a mention one someone's list, and a couple
of mentions for the Violent Femmes. Anyone who hasn't heard the Femmes
eponymous first album should definitely do so. Very acoustic, but with a
great raw edge.

Finally, and exceptionally late due to information overload, many thanks to
those who have offered to find out some more about Pez body parts for me. I
wait with baited baity things for any information you can supply.

As for those that criticised my patronage of Woolies to buy Pez, I should
point out that my local independent Pez supplier went under when Thornton's
opened. It's a choice between new, Woolies sold digital Pez, or no Pez at
all.

If anyone has any old analogue Pez that they need duplicated in digital
form, let me know. I'll do you a copy provided you promise to only use it
for your own enjoyment, and that you will buy the official digital
re-release of the analogue Pez when it is re-released next year. I don't
want to be the source of a Pez-legging ring that diverts money away from
the independent Pez suppliers.

Xav

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