GD Tape Trading Policy-notable exception re: certain SDBs!

This is from Charlie Miller so I assume the source is good. I hope it is 
not a hoax.  If so, I apologize in advance...


  -----Original Message-----
  From: "Charlie Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: "cdead List Member"  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Cc: "GDH-Trading List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:36:06 -0800
  Subject: [cdead] GD tape trading policy- notable update re certain 
SBDs!

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  > Heads up folks, this is new data:
  > 
  > Grateful Dead SBDs of officially released dates (like Dicks Picks)
  > should
  > not be traded. Up to now, I believe the general understanding among
  > traders has just been not to trade the releases themselves. This 
would
  > apply to other "noncommercial" SBDs for those dates.
  > 
  > Spread the word.
  > 
  > ...I guess I'll be flagging some shncirc entries when I get a chance.
  > ;)
  > 
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  > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  > Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:56:05 +0000
  > From: Kirby Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > Subject: FW: Re: GD tape trading policy
  > 
  > Hi
  > 
  > I'm forwarding an email exchange that I had w/ GDP. Please help 
spread
  > the
  > word that it is NOT okay to trade SBD's of commercially released
  > recordings.
  > Some etree site ops are in violation.
  > 
  > Sincerely,
  > Kirby Bell
  > 
  > 
  > ----Original Message Follows----
  > From: GDP Intellectual Property Division <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  > To: "Kirby Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  > Subject: Re: GD tape trading policy
  > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:51:39 -0800
  > 
  > As I just wrote to someone else who just submitted the same question:
  > 
  > No, soundboards are not okay to trade after the show has been
  > officially
  > released. Technically, audience taping was the only thing the band 
ever
  > authorized, not soundboards. Audience tapes of the same show are okay
  > to
  > trade.
  > 
  > Thanks for asking,
  > Jan
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > >Hello
  > >
  > >I am hoping that you can clarify something for me(and the rest of 
the
  > >trading community).
  > >
  > >I know that selling or any kind of profiteering  of any GD music is
  > >verboten. However, it is my understanding that once a show is 
released
  > >commercially that it is still okay to trade AUDIENCE recordings of
  > said
  > >show. My question has to do with soundboard recordings of a
  > commercially
  > >released show. Obviously you can't tape a commercial release and 
trade
  > >that. But what about trading soundboard recordings that were in
  > circulation
  > >before the commercial release?? Are these still fair game?
  > >
  > >The reason why I ask is that a lot of traders seem to think that
  > because it
  > >is okay to trade audience recordings of a commercially released show
  > it is
  > >okay to trade the old soundboard tapes as well.
  > >
  > >I think the GD trading policy needs to updated to address trading 
SBD
  > and
  > >AUD recordings of commercially released shows.
  > >
  > >Sincerely,
  > >Kirby Bell