[johnfowles]

I was rather alarmed today to see that an opportunistic ebay seller identity manaver3961
from Ohio was offering a third copy of the so called "Whisper My Name" CD I have previously displayed the artwork for in my thread about "lazy ebay"as an example of poor font selection
This is an audio only version of the well known PBS Soundstage 1979 Video and is therefore likewise an ROIO (Recording Of Independant Origin) for which no payment gets made to the artist
The three auctions are the current one that started today ending on December3 item number 320189998953
starting bid US$19.99
and a pair of completed auctions
item 320186947815 ended November 26
and item 320184283441 ended november 20
for allt hree auctions the seller cheekily claims
"Comes shrink wrapped with full color factory inserts." Oh yeah
Both completed auctions ended with a single bid for the $19.99 but
this means that this character is making $60 a month on the side
It got me thinking
in my initial posting to this thread I carefully said
"OK I expect everybody has at one time or another wanted to burn their own favo(u)rite's CD and as far as I know it is perfectly legal to make your own compilation CD from favourite tracks on CDs that you own. but not to then distribute it of course."
but this sort of behaviour is quite obviously illegal.
It then occurred to me that our task here is providing such reprehensible people with more material
In addition our public display of artwork based in copyright images is also most likely illegal and I for one do not relish the thought of somebody using my artwork to aid their criminal activities and putting money in their pockets.I have therefore replaced my two offerings in this thread with a suitable "image not available" graphic. However I hope the more creative of you have now got the general idea and inspiration, and I can see no harm in continuing to discuss a track selection that is purely for our own benefits and pleasure, and I intend returning with my promised free software guide to help anybody wanting to try their hand at their own artwork. Perhaps we can all eventually private message our best efforts to the Mother Superior,who could if she so desired then send out multiple PMs displaying which one is in her opinion is the winner
(it was her idea so Ruth should be the sole judge IMHO)
"Sir" John Fowles Bt