Isn't that how Bill & Jimmy got round it, by buying 5 (or more!) copies from second-hand record shops and then selling them at a grand a piece via an advert in the Face magazine? i.e. the court decision didn't take into account second-hand copies, so Bill & Jimmy took advantage of that loophole! I think they sold 7, btw? L8rs, Nick ;-)
-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of jai
On 11 Oct 2004, at 15:05, TheMgnt@aol.com wrote:
However, is anyone who sells ORIGINAL copies of "1987" on LP and cassette break the law too? Can Abba's lawyers nab you for selling an original "1987" now, with the illegal samples on it? I would think so, since they were ordered to destory all copies including the master tapes, but it really depends. Would be interesting to see the legal decision on this tho. To what degree were they expected to recall copies. Did the courts say "all remaining unsold copies" or was a proper recall advised in which case owners had to turn their copies in?
the original FAQ says "The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society got in touch with the JAMs and ordered the masters and all copies destroyed, and all copies in the shops recalled" and i don't remember ever hearing about owners being asked to return their copies.