DT License Plates????

[rahvin]

i imagine it's something that works like an authorization on the part of the legitimate owner: yes, i don't mind if the product of my blood, sweat, and tears is the object of trade, even if i don't get a penny out of it. i can see how it would make a moral difference, as it is a vastly popular opinion that the owner can dispose of his property the way he likes. i guess it would even make the "illegal" part of the deal moot, were it not for taxes and state regulations on trade.

 

[Hitori]

Rahvin covered it, really.

On the other hand, my opinion on illegal merch itself has always been pretty clear: it’s a good option whenever there’s a product you really want and can’t acquire any other way, either because it doesn’t officially exist (such as the license plates, or the sew-on patches someone was asking on another thread some time ago) or because I don’t currently have the money or interest to hunt down the real thing. For example, before Exposures was out, there was no way to get a hold of some of those songs unless it was by paying insane amounts or tracking old versions down on Ebay etc (for which the artists themselves got no money either), so downloading them was acceptable. It’s kind of the same discussion that surrounds mp3s- is it ok to download stuff, knowing the band will not get direct royalties?

The point is, there is and has never been a way to control every single profitable aspect.

On the other hand, wouldn’t a DT license plate be good publicity for the band? Maybe they didn’t get the $6 for the plate itself, but maybe someone got curious about the band, downloaded a song, liked them, bought the album, got their friends into the music, and so on and so on.

I always make a point in supporting the bands I admire as best as my resources allow, that is by buying their stuff and going to their concerts or reviewing their albums for our zine. People have different resources. *shrugs*

 

[wildfyr]

Now that I can login again....

i mean, for example when a band (i think it was brujeria) was playing in my city they ran into the millions of bootleg tshirts stickers and such merchandise people were selling outside the venue. So they confiscated everything and gave it away to their fans for free during the show. I think that's a pretty clear stance as to what they think about illegal merch.

That's classic.

 

[marduk1507]

originally posted by master debater
The second one's fucking stupid though. It doesn't even make sense.

It does. One guy here has two of these on his garage saying "Porsche parking only - all others will be towed", which obviously means that you can park in front of his garage only if you drive a Porsche (which is quite rare here). And thats teh joke. It is a bit stupid, but it makes sense.

 

[rahvin]

It does. One guy here has two of these on his garage saying "Porsche parking only - all others will be towed", which obviously means that you can park in front of his garage only if you drive a Porsche (which is quite rare here). And thats teh joke. It is a bit stupid, but it makes sense.

i've always wanted to buy a dark tranquillity, mainly because of the included double bass.

 

[marduk1507]

Yeah, maybe that was what confused debater. But its perfectly clear - unless youre DT dont park here. And yeah, DT has a great subwoofa!

 

[Erik]

Niklas designs a great band logo.

ya, as long as "designs a great band logo" means "uses a computer to type dark tranquillity in the rather common typeface INDUSTRIA"