Andrew Lane wrote:

and i'm not arguing about the legal aspect, i'm talking about what happens
in practice. this entire list pretty much goes wild when there is a new show
to trade, let's face it. and further more, the view of not trading this type
of material doesn't benefit the band - it only benefits the record companies
- they are the only winners. midnight oil have all of US to thank for the
success they enjoyed. they can't really thank the record companies, or the
venues, or the awards, they can thank us, for buying their recordings every
single time, for going to as many shows as possible, for buying t shirts,
for talking about them, for being passionate and singing as loudly as we
can. we have all traded shows on this list for years, and will do for years
to come, that is my point. i think legal debates should be left to other
more boring lists, we are here to talk about and enjoy the oils, and if that
means i put on my burnt copy of a pub gig from the 70's and go wild, well
good for me! i'm not harming a soul!

Before I go any further, I find your email to be argumentative without a purpose. I do not recall saying that we would not continue to trade, I simply was trying to point out why we trade carefully and respectfully. We currently enjoy the ability to trade live shows without repurcussion and we should be grateful for it. It's not a right that we should take for granted.

Cheers,

Maurice