Hmm...
The arguments over FLAC are not about snobbery, it's about preserving the quality of the music over time - once a recording has been encoded to MP3 for distribution, you are virtually guaranteeing multiple generations of undocumented MP3>audio>cd>MP3>MP3 etc conversions - each one of which degrades the quality of the sound.
So the reason people can't listen to a gig they want is because five years time someone else might get a hold of a slightly less-quality version. Do the original flac files get deleted after a while then, and after a certain period people can never access them again? Or is it just a weak argument?
You will note that the request on the info file was not that you change your music listening or storage habits, merely that people refrain from sharing the audio in lossy formats.
That's true, but the person I was replying to in my reply that you quoted did tell me to get a bigger hard-drive - and NOT the original uploader
But if you don't care about preserving the music for others and you don't care to respect the simple request of a person who went to considerable expense, inconvenience, risk and effort to bring you the music, then please boorishly press on. But do not be surprised if the people who actually care about these things (and because they do, tend to produce the best recordings) start putting less and less of them in the public domain.
Fair enough, this is a top quality recording and I'm glad to have it, but if the original recorder had kept it to themselves I'm sure I'd have carried on with my life. I've plenty of gigs I'd like to listen to again, but I don't and I'm sure there are copies out there.
To claim some divine integrity over the work of a band that don't even know you're in the room is slightly odd.
And, for the record, the 1988 Copyright Act expressly allows UK concert-goers to record performances for personal use. The implications that you draw from your misapprehension over this are disingenuous at best, if not downright obnoxious.
Fair enough, I didn't know this and I take you at your word (was thinking in terms of cinema piracy, I guess?). However, would uploading to a website count as 'personal use'? I'm sure if security had noticed they'd have been less understanding?
But to everyone enjoying and sharing this recording in the spirit it was offered - cheers!
I'm very much enjoying this recording, it's marvellous and I thank with all my heart the original uploader. However I'm not concerned with preventing other people enjoying the same things simply because of a few FLAC Evangelicals.
EDIT: Good grief what a rant. How boring.
