Re: [PWEI-L:4720] The PWEI MP3 Debate....

[Jason Brunberg <stoopid@idirect.com>]

Mechno wrote:
> 
>   I personally am embarking on a very ambitious project. I am cataloging
> every PWEI song on MP3. So far I have encoded several cds, including some
> very rare and strange tracks. I've yet to move onto my vinyl, where I will
> get into some really cool mixes, and the discussion list brought an
> interesting question to mind.  What, if anything, should I share? I'm sure
> almost everyone on the list would like to have an MP3 of the Ultra Rare
> unplugged version of Mother that was only given as a radio promo in
> france...and few would have a problem with my making it available, but
> what about countless, now unobtainable, remixes from earlier albums? Would
> it be ok if I made entire albums available, like Now For a Feast?
>  And how would the poppies feel? Would they grin(+) at all the older RCA
> stuff being let loose for the shadowed people of the world to enjoy free
> of charge? Is widespread pirate trade the next progression for PWEI? It
> could even be good for them, after all, it worked for Microsoft(*).
>  I'll go with public opinion on this one.
> 
>  Mechno Sferatu
> 
> (+) Perhaps it's Pop Eating Itself? Information wants to be free, so it's
> said. Entropy backs that theory too, maybe it's just evolution.
> Do to the nature of the net, what is the likelyhood that someone would get
> all the PWEI they wanted? I find it more likely that it would serve as a
> promotional device, letting people know, "holy shit! These guys are
> great!"
> 
> (*) Microsofts platform success is due, at least in part, to MS Windows3.1
> being the most pirated software of alll time. Everybody was running
> windows, and so everyone was buying windows programs, and soon if it
> didn't have that "windows compatable" seal of approval, it was dead in the
> water.

	Anything to do with making the Incredible PWEI more accessible to the
hungry masses is a great idea.  I'm all for it.

jason
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