[chadbang]

Just a crazy thought. Have Head-Fiers ever done a music exchange around the holidays? We're always talking about our favourite music, etc, and I was just wondering how practical it would be to exchange a homemade CD or MD with each other? Maybe, McDef, we could all put our names into a pool who want to exhange a disc, and then you could pick pairs at random. I don't know... Maybe it's the dumbest idea ever, but once the leaves start falling (although I'm kind of missing that here in Bangkok) I get sentimental. Anyone else think this is a dumb/okay idea? Probably a consensus should arise.

That is all....

 

[rickcr42]

could be interesting if those involved went with some of the more obscure of thier favorite recordings or bands.Then there would be a kind of cultural exchange,exposure to new music or formats.I am game !

 

[dngl]

I'm in. Media rates aren't too expensive and it would be a good time for all!

 

[Budgie]

Me too. Sounds like fun.

Maybe we should plan on listing our format. An MD or MP3 would be useless for me.

 

[dhwilkin]

Sure, I'll do it. But having separate format pools sounds like a good idea.

 

[MacDEF]

Just to be clear here (moderator hat again)... let's be careful about "trading" copyrighted material on Head-Fi. We don't want to get Jude in trouble.

 

[rickcr42]

Quote:

We don't want to get Jude in trouble.

Good point,we should stick to new CDs.I think we could muster up $12 each to spread some holiday cheer.And let us not forget our brothers and sisters that celebrate Hannaku or do not celebrate nothing other than good cheer.Should be fun

 

[chadbang]

Oops,I didn't even think of that. Who among us hasn't made a tape for a someone. If the record companies wanted to arrest everone who made a classic "love tape" for a potential girlfriend - three quarters of the world would be in jail! Of course, I'm not suggesting any "romance" going on here at Head-fi...the mere idea boggles the mind. (Of course there was that McDef/Huy-ha exhange about gold interconnects, but we'll let that slide... Just joking guys.) But, yeah, we need a binding theme or something to add some fun to it. "Greatest headphone recording" etc. to make things more interesting. But I can't believe that we can't "give" one lousy cd to a friend for the holidays. What a bummer. But we don't want to get Jude in trouble. Any legal eagle see a way around this? Record companies - Scrooges!

 

[jude]

Umm....yeah....I'd have to say I vote for not getting Jude in trouble.

 

[gorgon_123]

well, whatever we choose (burned CD or new CD), I'm in! I like the idea

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Let's not get Jude in trouble or trade amongst us that craptacular selection of poorly mastered bootlegs!

 

[ai0tron]

Ill do it. Seems like good holiday fun.

 

[Onix]

Yeah! Good idea. Only a problem guys: We have friends in remote places. Can we really expect that the postal service would deliver the stuff on time for Xmas this year? I know I get stuff from the U.S. in like 20 or 30 days. But from a friend in Canada, who sent me cable, lets just say that I am still waiting. Can you imagine what would it be like to send stuff from Mexico to Australia, for example? I'll do it gladly, but I just want to point out possible problems. But I'll do it anyway

 

[gorgon_123]

Onix - obviously receiving gifts on time for the Holidays would be nice, but whatever... it's not that big of a deal if a couple of us have to wait longer than others.

EDIT: does anyone know the exact legal rules concerning making a mix CD for someone?

 

[gorgon_123]

FYI: I just emailed the RIAA concerning the making of mix-CDs from one's own music collection and giving them as gifts. Hopefully I'll get a response soon!