Another thought on illegal downloads to ponder. There were recordings made from International Radio Broadcast in MP3 format and sent directly to me and/or my partners that worked on the Meat Loaf site I used to own. There were certain circumstances where Meat Loaf was interviewed on the radio, the archives were not made readily available, and the amazing network of fans from all around the world did what they could to digitally record these interviews for dissemination on our old website.
Here are a few questions to open up conversation further:
1 - What is the difference between posting MP3 files of interviews and performances on a personal website versus adding a cheesy graphic to them and posting a video version of them on YouTube?
2 - A lot of the files that were recorded by fans for the distribution through the fan community on my former site are now appearing as part of bulk Meat Loaf "live recording" illegal downloads. Do I have a right to be personally upset about this? Do I have any more right to report these bulk downloads than other illegal downloads?
Just some things to think about on a freezing cold Sunday morning kids.
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