A_MichaelUK wrote:>I didn't own an original vhs of TSCOA it was not a title widely available and was out only a limited time. I know of only one friend who has an oiginal copy and even he bought it second hand.
In that case, why did you write "we" instead of "I" in your first post? Why woould you be so self - centered to think that what applied to you applied to everyone else as well? Also, the item appears on eBay on quite a regular basis (and not heugely expensive, either).
>Why is it all other major bands seem to be able to secure rights to older releases but somehow secoring rights seems to be such an issue with AC releases?
If you had any experience of the music business, you would know the answer to that. Not every situation is the same. For one thing, the original soundtrack to the film was very probably not recorded onto multi - track tapes. It probably went straight onto the 35mm film. That will give excellent clarity but not, obviously, to your incredibly high standards. Also, you don't know which resources (such as time and money) were available to Shout Factory that would allow them to look for the King Biscuit Flower Hour recording, get permission to use it and then use that recording on this new version. Also, you don't know if any of the original film reels have survived, which means you don't know what the source of the footage was that they used. Also, "rights" are owned by various different entities. It takes time and money to negotiate an agreement. Does that answer your question?
Not in the least does it answer any questions I have - but we don't read from the same book you and I.
Odd how you would advocate someone going to buy on ebay. Reselling copyrighted material? Wow that's a much more egregious transgression to copyright laws (which you seem to hold as God's word sent down from the mountain) than posting a link to watch a 3 minute clip for FREE. Seems like your moral compass is way off. Aside from that, my vhs consumption has slowed down a bit these days, I have my tapes next to my 8-tracks.
As far as securing rights goes, sure each case can have its' particulars but funny how time and again the AC camp comes up short. Perhaps someone should have sewn up those rights at the time.
No matter, this was just a little personal project and I thought I'd share the info and encourage people to do the same.
How about I mail you a copy Andy? Wouldn't you like to watch TSCOAC in clear stereo? I don't even want anything in return - I'll buy the shipping materials and pay for postage myself. My reward would come from knowing a fellow AC fan will get pleasure from watching this.
