Dave,
Your point is well taken, but I agree with Bill. The amount of work that
goes into something like that video justifies the rest of us ponying up even
if it's just to support the effort. If it wears out or get's ruined, we can
buy another. At the local Triumph club level, the membership has no idea of
what it took for these guys to bring that video to us, the sacrifice they
made in time and effort. The problem with burning that CD is how easy it is
to make the next copy, not the concept behind it. FWIW, I showed my copy
over and over again at the VTR Regional in Texas and nobody even asked where
they could buy one. They weren't there and didn't see the value.
While I'm on the soapbox, it always bothered me that companies reprinted the
Comp manuals, apparently without permission and sold them. Kas wasn't paid
for his efforts. Imagine trying to do that with an Elvis recording? I'm
trusting that Kas is going to put a reasonable price tag on his new improved
book, but whatever it is how could I not buy one? We need to support him, we
asked him to do it! Same for the video.
My kids burn copies of music CD's and I complain all the time. They don't
listen. Then again, I'm a hypocrite. I lucked out recently when my daughter
presented me with a burned copy of Gordon Lightfoot's Greatest Hits after I
complained that my original had started jumping. Seems she had copied it
when it was newer, and she made a copy for herself, and now me.
YMMV
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Riddle" <dave@microworks.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Book and video
> >I got a another idea! With all of the work that Kent (and the other CAM
> >CORDER guys) put into this, have each club member who wants to see
> >it...order one.
>
> Not everyone in the club needs nor wants their own personal video, but
some
> would like to see it. Maybe some after viewing it would even want to
order
> their own copy. Much the same way after renting a movie from Blockbuster
> that you did not see in the theater you decide to purchase a copy for your
> own library. I own a copy of Steve McQueen's "LeMans" on DVD but I only
> spent (lost?) a $1.50 (and that was too much money) to watch Stallone's
> "Driven" on PPV on cable.
>
> >Forget about burning copies. It's counter productive to the process.
>
> Not burning "copies", just burning a copy. The burned DVD is what then
> get's lent to members and the fragile VHS tape stays safely secured. That
> way if one member cannot borrow the tape it and forgetfully leaves it in
> their car in Phoenix and thus ruin it for the next member to view. The
DVD
> gets scratched we throw the disc away and make another to replace it.
>
>
> >Bill Dentinger
> >
> >
> >Bill
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