Ducksoup wrote:
I videotape concerts (queen related and non-queen related) to preserve musical history.
Do you ever tape a show Raf? No you don't. Did Bob ever tape a show? No he didn't.
It doesn't matter who has taped what. That is completely irrelevant to this discussion. If you taped something, you can do as you please. But if you didn't tape it, you have no business creating the rules for who does and doesn't get to hear it, purely out of interest for your own trading gains, if the taper himself didn't create such restrictions.
>Call me cynical but I don't believe the queen game (or whatever you wish to call it) will ever change.
You are one of the people who does have the power to change it, even just a small bit. We all do. So it's time to chip in and share things that people actually want. If people like you would share your few gems, others will follow. We're a community, so everyone needs to do their part.
>I will upload my QPR Antwerp '08 recording (audio, that is). We both share, the community profits from it. Everybody happy.
Yeah, until you weigh the value of each recording. There is little demand for these recent recordings in the grand scheme of things. People are more interested in old Queen, and you know that very well. A recording from the last few years does not compare in value to a piece of history from 30+ years ago.
The only "value" in a recording from 2005-08 is value you choose to create. But you need to know, few people buy into it. Go to Dime and tell the folks there that you'll share a QPR recording only if they share something you ask for... they'll laugh at you and tell you not to slam the door on your way out.