I was
interested to see a video of Neil Young finding a bootleg recording
of a CSNY live show and others including Bob Dylan in a store and then confronts the
store employee. Neil Young asks the store employee what he
thinks about bootlegged records and he answers “I don't listen to
records as I can't afford a record player...I only listen to tapes”.
He pretends to be oblivious to what is happening in the music
industry around him. And there seems to be no such thing as a bootlegged
tape. Neil Young attempts to resolve the issue with the store owner.
Comments left by people justify their reason for turning to
music piracy and bootlegged material while others by Quentin Rogers
recognise the acceptance of and irony of bootlegging in the world
today with programs like Youtube. “There is irony in this clip
being on Youtube, the biggest bootlegging operation in the world”. What ever the view of the musician and whether it changes over time there will always be fans who do exactly what they want to satisfy their own needs regardless of what is in the best interests of the musician or music and justify it with explanations like I got sick of going to the store and not getting what I wanted.
The bootlegged video had had approximately 28 000 hits and was registered to Shakey Productions. They claimed exemption from copyright under the Copyright Act. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976,
allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use
is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be
infringing.
How would you feel if you walked into a store and found one of your performances on a recording and you never authorized the sale of it? I think he handled it in a very cool, calm manner-better then most people would. Artists today all have to put up with this and it is wrong.
Canyongirl100
I worked on this shoot.This was a
record store on Melrose Ave. in LA. and
this wasn't a set up. We did it while working on the film that became
Journey Through the Past. The record store guy was visibly nervous
and Neil was contentious because he was pissed that people were
putting out the music and it was badly recorded. He ended up taking
all the records so the public wouldn't be ripped off by buying music
that wasn't up to the level Neil wants.
Quentin rogers
there is irony in this clip being on youtube, the biggest bootlegging operation in the world...
ColebrookProductions
At least this is a fair use video. But aye, you have a point matey, YouTube is an ocean full-o pirates!
omarskats3000
i dont pay for any of the music i download online, but i do buy a lot of albums (and probably pay more than their worth). so i guess I am paying for the music i listen to. it all evens out. i don't think neil's being harsh. artists have principles
Artloats
ugh -- he did not just walk in this was well planned! this is 1971 and thats not a video camera, its a 16mm Film camera which at that time was very expensive per minute to Shoot / Process / Edit and you had to have skills to shoot at night like that. neil young was already rich famous rock star and he is treating these poor common retail people like dirt. and back in the day the people who bought bootleg records of concerts did it because they LOVED MUSIC .
djwragg3
Neil didn't treat the guy "like dirt"; he treated him very respectfully, especially considering that the guy was participating in ripping him and his friends off by selling their work without remunerating them.
Now don't tell me, let me guess: you think it's perfectly all right to rip people off by selling their work without paying them, right?
archibaldcuntiblast
file sharing is not the only reason record shops failed - I was one of their best customers - but I got fed up going into my local shops and not finding what I wanted - only the obvious stuff - so I gave up trying and bought online or downloaded illegally as it was the only way to get what I wanted - then there were the grossly overpriced cds putting people off buying!
Ambulanceblues83
This is classic! I've read about this being an outtake from the pseudo-doc Journey Through The Past and always wanted to see it. And I've read countless interview w/ Neil where he has no problem with bootlegs of his shows, as long as they're traded freely among fans cause he says that that's what his art thrives on, live performance. I agree w/ other posts about how well & casual he seemed to handle it. :) Long may u run, Neil
Joost van kommer
Anybody knows what bootleg that is?
Doug Van de Zande
Today we just download the misic for free rather than buy bootleg records. (I've bought more than my share of Neil Young music.)
