[ale] OT: music sites?

[Geoffrey]

Benjie wrote:
> Audio Atlanta in Marietta used to ( circa 2000) repair turntables.  Good
> luck finding a belt or a wheel.  ( My turntable seems to lose belt tension
> all the time, I chalk it up to cheap quality of replacement parts.)

I think it's a belt. :(

> 
> Benjie
> 
> On 3/25/06, Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net> wrote:
>> tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Scott Castaline wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Geoffrey wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pat Regan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Geoffrey wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a better than good point; the source is irrelevant in this case,
>> since
>>>>>>>> you've already paid for your license.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it though?  I mean, I really don't know how the law looks at
>> this.
>>>>>>> Seems to me the RIAA (and MPAA) are more likely to have you in
>> chains
>>>>>>> and ask questions later.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> At this point, I am pretty sure it is a legal grey area.  Fair use
>> lets
>>>>>> you make personal copies, I don't believe it is terribly specific
>> about
>>>>>> where they come from.  From your point of view, I don't think it has
>>>>>> gone to court either way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, and as noted, I'm not interested in going there. :(
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't know of any sites that provide free music by way of
>> verifying
>>>>>>> you've already purchased it. IANALTG, but I don't even want to
>> approach
>>>>>>> the line of illegality, much less tip toe across and back for the
>> sake
>>>>>>> of philosophical principles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> There used to be a service that made you put the CD in the drive to
>>>>>> verify that you owned the title.  I believe it would then let you
>> access
>>>>>> the tracks any time.  I forget who the company was, and I believe
>> they
>>>>>> were forced to shut down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is the wrong side of this, though.  On the receiving end, there
>>>>>> shouldn't be any reason to have to prove that you aren't breaking the
>>>>>> law.  If someone really wants to try, they should have to prove that
>> you
>>>>>> are.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed.  That's the way it USED to be...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>  From that perspective, anyone know where one might take an older
>> (say
>>>>>>> 20+ years) turntable for maintenance?  It paid around $400 back
>> then, so
>>>>>>> I'd expect it's worth the effort.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm too young for this, I just used to use cassette tapes :p.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Gee thanks, I suddenly feel old. :)  I don't even dare note that it
>> was
>>>>> 45's before I started purchasing lps...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> 78's anyone???
>>>>
>>> Naw. The old wax cylinders would be much more impressive. (Not that I've
>>> ever seen such a beast)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> I think I might have a couple of those, oops, sorry I forgot, I had left
>> them out in the sun when I was still living in FLA.
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Until later, Geoffrey

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