I should've thought this would happen.

[aruan]

What if, less-than-hypothetically, someone were selling my mp3s of JC's show as an audio CD for personal profit?

*seethes*

I made that recording because I knew I couldn't wait the two months until the album officially came out to hear the songs again, an album of which I plan on buying enough copies for a small country. But I wanted to make them available for everyone who wouldn't get the experience and energy of JC live, free to anyone who wanted it. If I'd wanted to, I could've done the eBay thing like so many others, but I never, not for a single moment did it for any kind of glory or profit. And not only is this being done without my permission (not that said individual needs it, as neither one of us owns anything in this scenario) but it's being done for profit, which not only goes against the spirit in which these clips were shared by an extremely generous community of people, but it's something that could well be detrimental in other ways.

Is it ridiculous that I feel as if "my" music has just been reverse-pirated?

Nothing I can do? Didn't think so. *sigh* Live and learn, I suppose.

Comments

[embitca.livejournal.com]

I just emailed him as well.

[beatpropx.livejournal.com]

Rock on. I'm really interested in hearing what he has to say about it. Considering I participate in my fair share of technically illegal activities myself, I'm loathe to report such things to Jive, etc. (Assuming of course that they don't already know about it, heh)

I think for the most part, the material he provides in no way negatively effects NSYNC, in fact, probably the opposite by keeping interest piqued and creating more gung-ho, hardcore fans, but the album tracks just seriously grated on me.

Glad to see someone else actually doing something about it, makes me not feel like such a goody-two-shoes, hall monitor sort. That's not really my bag, *lol*.

[embitca.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel. It's really the MP3 collection that bothers me. I have issues over the fandom netiquette of him deciding to sell the JC audio as well, but it's shakier ground. I mentioned both items in my email though.