I'm just a simple guy that wants to watch a movie.
If someone (copyrightholder or studio) doesn't sell it anymore, then I
have a right to get it any way I can. They obviously have no further
interest.

Times are changing, and it serves the music industry right. They had
the option, many years ago of selling music legally, one song at a
time, so we could buy what we wanted to hear, not what they wanted to
sell us. They CHOSE not to, and artists allowed it to happen.

Thus, they lost control, and will probably never recuperate. The good
artists are managing to do just fine regardless.

We are now just about there with movies and satellite TV and software.

JMHO, of course.

The point being, I wanted to watch an old movie (Nate and Hayes), and
couldn't, because it is no longer in print, and none of the movie
rental places carry it.

So I got it, and am willing to copy and trade it for another.




On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:21:13 -0400, Terry Spragg
wrote:

Glen "Wiley" Wilson wrote:
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:57:02 -0400, Terry Spragg
wrote:


Cool! Write a certified cheque for 1 dollar and send it to whomever
you think should get the royalties.

If they cash it, or not, you can produce it in court as a
demonstration of your good intentions. It's a lot more than a
legitimate owner might expect to get using a publishing company.

A co-op might pool the proffered funds, with the intention of