somebody help me (torrent dispute)

[Andrea]

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I´m not surprised about your story because this is how it went for me...

I had my first exhibition ever for a couple of weeks ago at a local Lions Club charity art exhibition. I sold a copy of my Dragonfish so I got interested in studying what kind of art people were willing to pay for these days, so I grabbed my camera and took pictures of the other sold art pieces. Suddenly a Lions functionary came to me and said that indeed, photographing has never been prohibited before but one artist now complained about people who took pictures, it was kind of insulting or something for him/her, so I had to stop taking pictures.
Honestly, I thought every exhibited art piece were meant to be watched, be photographed, be criticized etc. and I really counted on that people who are placing their creations on public view were pretty much aware about that.
I just don´t understand what a soul with so deep frustration is doing on a Lions exhibition especially if it´s true that the abbreviation LIONS stands for "Liberty Intelligence Our Nation's Safety", as Wiki says.

However I think in your case your compilations were either very bad or too good. That´s why Tom did not like it.
If people like your work, then just sell it. I haven't sold my Dragonfish because it was pointless or had a meaning but because the guy who bought it liked the colours, especially the green. Oh yes....

[froopy seal]

I'm in a rush so this is just a first shot.

Coming from a legal angle and only having scanned the thread, my first advice is: Keep calm and don't release your torrent in the way you planned.

To me, Tom's messages (read about the first half of those) sounded rational and consistent. Contrary to you, I didn't detect any 'personal vendetta'. As wrong as it may seem to a fan, Tom might hold rights as regards the 'remastering', depending on what he actually did. Isn't there a way to obtain the original sources, or use different sources/tracks?

Copyright law is inadequate for the Internet age, but it's still the law, and many companies/people go out of their ways to have it observed. If I were you and really wanted to release the compilation despite copyright issues, I'd use channels that couldn't easily be traced back to me, i.e. uploading/seeding without my registrating anywhere, no info as to me as the creator etc. Not making this legal, of course, just sayin'...

[ultradave]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

I didn't detect any 'personal vendetta'...

I'd use channels that couldn't easily be traced back to me.

sorry brother, but I'd have to agree with froopy.

[Rog]

all this fuss over..........genesis!