It is apparently the anniversary to this tragic event in Newfoundland. While this event certainly should be recognised it should be done using the quality legal content it deserves.
The bootleg was recorded by Lynda Here for her YouTube site Between The Rock. Lynda and her friend and patron Dr Christina Templeton paid hundreds of dollars in airfares, hotel accommodation, tickets to the Juno Songwriter’s Circle and the awards night for these events. Money I am sure could have gone to more worthwhile causes in Newfoundland.
Although I have not watched the videos, some fans told me they were not of the best quality and full of static. This seems to be a common problem with Lynda Here’s bootlegs. And despite bootlegging concerts for nearly 15 years she still hasn't got the knack of bootlegging a quality performance. She has at times used this trick as a threat when her ‘work’ continually goes unacknowledged. There are legal quality videos of this song available so I really don’t understand how this would contribute to any kind of publicity or new understanding. Usually she shows some restraint before distributing bootlegged copies of content recorded for programs. But I guess her lack of acknowledgement by Alan Doyle is getting to her.
Perhaps once people have heard Alan Doyle will not tune in to the rest of the program. This is of course not the first time Lynda Here and her friend and patron Dr Christina Templeton have been involved in bootlegging and pirating content that takes listeners and viewers away from CBC content creations and as a consequence professional publicity and advertising revenue.
Again CBC Music uses taxpayer dollars to create content that supports Canadian artists and musicians making quality products and publicity but also record it's music history. Alan Doyle would of course be a draw card for that event on the radio. He also received a substantial amount of the publicity from these events.
The number of hits and listeners who tune in and show support and as a result create advertising revenue to create more content. While fans clearly prefer legal content there will always be those fans who don’t and as a result their interest will not be recorded in CBC stats. Public funded creative content holders deserve and need the loyal support of the public.
Finally, I don’t really understand why people can’t wait to see legal content in all its glory anymore and to have the need to discuss it endlessly on social media. I always find any legal content well worth wait.
