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Re: [ARSCLIST] commercialism in our midst?



At 07:10 PM 5/18/2004 -0400, Art Shifrin wrote:
If it's true that anyone in this group is offended by commercialism as
pertains to the resources we have to conserve and enjoy our recordings, then
such persons are fools!  The recordings we cherish were predominantly made
for commercial expolitation via technology developed for commerical
exploitation.  There's nothing intrinsically reprehensible about profit.
It's a means by which useful substances, devices, methods and ideas are made
available to most people and organizations who and which cannot create such
resources.  If someone or some group creates and provides a product and or
service that  can enable me to get better results, or equal results more
efficiently and less costly than alternatives, THEN I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

In the instances in this group, I am in complete agreement. The key is that the "commercial message" is directly related not only to our interests, but also to a specific request for help. However, someone publishing a catalogue here on the basis that 'some of you may be interested' would be beyond the pale - at least by my standards.


Mike -- mrichter@xxxxxxx http://www.mrichter.com/


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