Okay, I'm just going to sum it all up.

[aruan]

My only issue was that Bruce was selling the clips for a profit. If he'd made them available at cost, I wouldn't have cared if he'd asked to use them or not. Heck, I'd make the CDs myself if someone asked. I'm glad people have kept my name attached simply because it means people have been getting back to my journal to say how much they're loving them. But I don't care if they don't, so long as they're out there sharing them.

However, Bruce's calling me "greedy" for not sharing the clips extensively enough on my own and objecting to his solution of turning around and charging people for them? Fuck that. Obviously, the solution here is that I need my own webspace to make it more available, which don't think I'm not looking into doing right now. I've bought from him before, yes (for the record, all TV appearances and nothing commercially available), and most of his stuff really is doing a service to fandom - all the rare appearances and such that won't be reaired all in one place and fairly reasonably priced, even when he's not having a sale.

Whatever, man. Anyone who wants it, and I say this with any media I mention, need only hit me up one way or the other and I'll get it to you some way.

Comments

[jenbeth78.livejournal.com]

Someone else just directed me to his "message". Could he be anymore immature??? And I know the files went round LJ land AND they were up on JJB. How much more widespread does he want it? I also heard they were up at the nsyncstudio board!

Waitaminnit.

[without-me.livejournal.com]

Bruce is calling you greedy?

Fuck that sideways. I don't care how much of a service he does to fandom, that bites.

[afropuff.livejournal.com]

Bruce is just ... yeah, a little not happy with him right now.

As for looking for your own webspace ... http://www.1and1.com

First 3 years free
500MB storage
5 Gig monthly transfer.

It's not a whole lot, but it's enough to get the ball rolling.

It's definitely legit, so give it a try.

[evil-man.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I haven't commented yet because I'm a little behind on lj, but... he called *you* greedy?

Man! That takes a fair amount of stupidity.
I have to say I appreciate him selling all of the appearances that I probably wouldn't have been able to see otherwise, but I definitely have issue with *how* he sells them.

I'm gobsmacked over the whole thing.

[crownzeal.livejournal.com]

Driving by to read the comments and your post. Thanks for sharing your side of the story.

[megansync.livejournal.com]

He has been very nasty to me before, too. I had problems playing dvds from him and he told me to go find somewhere else to play them! Since then, I haven't purchased anything from him!

[fickwalker.livejournal.com]

Okay, out of my depth here but I wanted to take the oppourtunity to thank you for the media files you supply. I'm in Australia and we sure as hell don't get half the stuff people overseas do ...

So this dude, Bruce, who says that you are now hated by many Nsync fans can kiss my pale ass. If it weren't for people like you, some of us wouldn't even know this stuff existed.

So yeah ... Thanks. I'll go now.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

Just surfed in off of friendsfriends to make the point that no, you're NOT hated by many Nsync fans. I downloaded from Schiz and commented/thanked there (which I'm sure got passed along) but thought I'd reiterate here. Thank you!

I shared around to as many people as I knew who don't do lj or the jjb and who aren't gonna have the chance to see a club show any time soon and we're all pretty much loving you right about now.

[fucking-jc.livejournal.com]

:|

What. An ass. I'm sorry hon, I know you worked so hard trying to make them available to everyone. We all appreciate it! That guy's a money-hungry bastard =/

[ms-nerd.livejournal.com]

I linked in through Embitca's journal.

I can't believe Bruce. What a big dork. I mean, reggie_mbq sells BSB footage at cost. They're only 3 or 4 bucks each. He's selling them for TEN dollars each - it's a clear profit. They only expenses he has is postage and blank disks. He just takes what he wants just to make money. He doesn't give a shit about fandom. HE is the greedy asshole here.

[embitca.livejournal.com]

Wow. You are not going to believe what he's posted on his website about this. I cannot believe this freak.

[bright-midnight.livejournal.com]

I think it's actually Bruce who is hated by a lot of NSync fans right now. You are loved by this one, let me assure you-- I'm listening to the mp3s right now.

There was no excuse for him saying that to you-- maybe you cost him money that he would have made from that CD. But who cares? Those were your recordings, and if you don't want them to be sold, they shouldn't be sold. But honestly, with how much money the man makes from this fandom, the very least he could do is be respectful. It was completely ignorant of him to say that in an email to you.

And to call you "greedy"? After this incident, I think Bruce is the definition of greedy. And that he specifically said that JC would be upset if he knew you had recorded the concert? You've got to be kidding me. JC would love that so many people are enjoying his music.

Anyway, I know you've heard this a lot, but thank you again for recording the concert originally, and then being generous enough to share the files with everyone, and finally for standing up for your principles with Bruce.