Help with something really fucking weak

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  • TREWTREW 2,037 Posts

    Just a suggestion - maybe you should bring it back yourself, Dante?


    not that i have any say in the matter but this is an excellent idea.

    really though, screw these guys. you've got the real deal dante.

    KING THE GAME.

  • I definetly would be pissed if I got my mixtapes bootleg


    You're right I would be pissed, but at the same time I'd be like "shit, it's not like I handled it right to begin with". I would just take my lumps and maybe even be a little flattered that they thought my efforts where worthy of being copied.

    but whatever..I'm not a "chicago dude".

    i think its a lil bit different than just getting bootlegged as the packaging was changed. it would be more like someone getting a hold of your mix and repackaging it with their name on it. i am of the opinion that artists shouldnt be paid for use of their songs on a mix though. comp, reissue, of course. but just a mixtape?? naw thats promotion homie

    Well, what is really the difference between a "mixtape" that is packaged and sold in record shops and a "comp"? Not much. I think it all comes down to how widely it's distributed and how much money is made off it. It's definitely a grey area, but you can't just use the logic that "mixtapes are hip hop and you don't have to pay unless you call it a comp", which seems like what you're saying. That said, this Dante thing is a whole different can of worms - it reminds me of stealing another kids homework, erasing their name, writing your own on it and turning it in for credit.
    the difference is im using my skills as a dj to put it together, mixing, remixing, blending etc. putting my own spin on it.

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts

    the difference is im using my skills as a dj to put it together, mixing, remixing, blending etc. putting my own spin on it.

    So this makes it yours? I think it still comes down to how it's being sold. If it really is just for promotion then I think it's ethically justifiable - but, if it's making you a decent amount of money and being widely sold then it really does not matter if you play the songs backwards on the CD - it's still someone elses music.

  • Imperial_MaoImperial_Mao 1,119 Posts

    Just a suggestion - maybe you should bring it back yourself, Dante?


    not that i have any say in the matter but this is an excellent idea.

    Co-sign that idea, I'm still looking for this...

    Definately not paying $76 for a CD though !!!!


  • z_illaz_illa 867 Posts
    a group of folks that view all of the material on the disc through the lens of some hot-pink sex shit.

    MAKES MY HEART
    BEATS A LITTLE FASTER

    surrious. this is what gets me. someone plaese to post the cover.

    chicago dude


  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    Okay dudes, to get some perspective, I googled up a cover.

    WARNING: "NSFW" or significant others image below.




















































    "That's hot!"

  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    TOTAL RAISIN

  • z_illaz_illa 867 Posts
    oh my. forget I asked.

  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    First time one of my releases got bootlegged I was pissed.

    By the fifth time I was still pissed, but somewhat flattered that someone thought it was worthy of ripping off.

    Dante, you should be equally pissed and flattered.

  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    That's the tackiest shit evar.
    Was this done in or outside the US?

  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    That's the tackiest shit evar.
    Was this done in or outside the US?

    If the cover is any hint, I'm guessing southern california or miami.

  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    That's the tackiest shit evar.
    Was this done in or outside the US?

    If the cover is any hint, I'm guessing southern california or miami.

    $50 on San Fernando

  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    gotta love how you mufuckaz can always completely change the topic of a thread even though a mufuckah is just asking for help with something
    seriously

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    Oh shit! That is actually the cover, huh? I thought it was a joke. Someone posted it on Waxidermy a few days ago, actually.

  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    gotta love how you mufuckaz can always completely change the topic of a thread even though a mufuckah is just asking for help with something
    seriously

    It's an Internet message board, "seriously."

    The cover's pretty ridiculous, hard to let it go without comment.

  • JLRJLR 3,835 Posts
    porn cover mix cds are the future

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    That is just double wrong.

  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    porn cover mix cds are the future

    BONER JAMZ


  • JLRJLR 3,835 Posts
    That is just double wrong.

    I didn't say the future was bright.

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    That is just double wrong.

    I didn't say the future was bright.

    Well, apperantly it's [color:pink] bright pink [/color].


  • the difference is im using my skills as a dj to put it together, mixing, remixing, blending etc. putting my own spin on it.

    So this makes it yours? I think it still comes down to how it's being sold. If it really is just for promotion then I think it's ethically justifiable - but, if it's making you a decent amount of money and being widely sold then it really does not matter if you play the songs backwards on the CD - it's still someone elses music.

    the music is not mine, the mix is. i can see why you cant understand that, your mixes are probably more comp style. 2 different animals really.i could break it down more for you but i dont think its necessary, at least not in this post. that doesnt take away the fact that that has got to be the worst cover i have ever seen in my life.

  • chrischris 287 Posts
    "He's My Chi City Dude"

    Stepper's classic, right there. And the twelve-inch goes for some coin, too.


  • This cd's been for sale at Kim's on St Mark's for at least a month.

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts

    the difference is im using my skills as a dj to put it together, mixing, remixing, blending etc. putting my own spin on it.

    So this makes it yours? I think it still comes down to how it's being sold. If it really is just for promotion then I think it's ethically justifiable - but, if it's making you a decent amount of money and being widely sold then it really does not matter if you play the songs backwards on the CD - it's still someone elses music.

    the music is not mine, the mix is. i can see why you cant understand that, your mixes are probably more comp style. 2 different animals really.i could break it down more for you but i dont think its necessary, at least not in this post. that doesnt take away the fact that that has got to be the worst cover i have ever seen in my life.

    Look - I understand what you are saying, and I understand that you speak of a stylisticly different type of mix. That however does not change my point. If you are using someone's existing music to make a profit then it is ethically right to pay for it. It doesn't matter how creative you think you are being with it.

  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts

    the difference is im using my skills as a dj to put it together, mixing, remixing, blending etc. putting my own spin on it.

    So this makes it yours? I think it still comes down to how it's being sold. If it really is just for promotion then I think it's ethically justifiable - but, if it's making you a decent amount of money and being widely sold then it really does not matter if you play the songs backwards on the CD - it's still someone elses music.

    the music is not mine, the mix is. i can see why you cant understand that, your mixes are probably more comp style. 2 different animals really.i could break it down more for you but i dont think its necessary, at least not in this post. that doesnt take away the fact that that has got to be the worst cover i have ever seen in my life.

    Look - I understand what you are saying, and I understand that you speak of a stylisticly different type of mix. That however does not change my point. If you are using someone's existing music to make a profit then it is ethically right to pay for it. It doesn't matter how creative you think you are being with it.

    I don't think you do understand


    BTW, how many of the artists on the Waxidermy "mixes" (which are actually comps, correct? this is significant because one who owns a song on a mix may still feel the need to buy the product to have the full version) have been compensated?

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts


    I don't think you do understand


    BTW, how many of the artists on the Waxidermy "mixes" (which are actually comps, correct? this is significant because one who owns a song on a mix may still feel the need to buy the product to have the full version) have been compensated?

    What am I not understanding?

    The waxidermy mixes are not being sold to make a profit. There is no money made from them to compensate anyone. They are sold to A. pay for themselves being made, and B. to keep the site online. We are beginning work on a comp that will be pressed in greater quantity and we are going to ask permission to use tracks and pay for them if a profit is made.

  • z_illaz_illa 867 Posts

    The waxidermy mixes are not being sold to make a profit. There is no money made from them to compensate anyone. They are sold to A. pay for themselves being made, and B. to keep the site online.

    dude come off that shit. dante's mixes aren't sold for a profit, they're sold so he can keep his gas tank full while finding us music to listen to. You think Chains paid for his Audi?



    We are beginning work on a comp that will be pressed in greater quantity and we are going to ask permission to use tracks and pay for them if a profit is made.

    have fun with that.

  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    I'm not even talking about Dante's mix, asshole.

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts

    And by the way, although this is IN NO WAY meant to justify or
    excuse this biting - I am definitely of the mind that to jack
    someone's well-respected mix and sell it as your own is incredibly
    weak and pathetic - one clue as to why this would have been done
    in the first place is RIGHT HERE


    Just a suggestion - maybe you should bring it back yourself, Dante?
    Press up another couple hundred more copies and beat 'em at their own game?
    There's obviously interest in it.
    Any one who spends that kind of money on a boot, I mean a mix cd, deserves to have it repressed.

    Dante, please to repress and put weakass bootleggers and ebay sellers/bidders in their place.

  • z_illaz_illa 867 Posts
    It seemed to me you were holding some moral high ground that Chains and Black Exauhst made enough profit to make licensing worthwhile. It's ok for you to release comps without paying the artists when it pays for your toys and license stuff on bigger releases right? Why is this not ok in Dante's case. If this has nothing to do with C&BE, forgive me for misconstruing the abstract ideas in your head.
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