>>Why did the MODs shut down the
>>previous post with the links to download the beattapes &
>start
>>this one?
>
>because by mandate of ?uesto, people are not to supposed to be
>sharing ANY unreleased material from ANYBODY on these here
>boards.
>
>You don't believe me? Ask him.
>
>>What I don't understand about Box's posts are how one can
>openly
>>condone public file sharing of ANYONE's music, let alone
>>Dilla's.
>>
>>He brought up the point that people on this messageboard are
>>not to blame for the file sharing of Dilla's music... I got
>>that point... & he's right... they are not FULLY to blame...
>>but if you condone it happening on the messageboard & you
>>think thats all good, then your a PART OF THE PROBLEM as
>>well.
>
>With all due respect, I disagree with you and here's why:
>
>A.) In THIS generation, file sharing is the equivalent of me
>handing you a tape of some dope shit I want you to hear. By
>me passing that tape to you, I'm putting you up on some shit
>you would have NEVER fucked with in the first place. That's
>education. Don't let the record industry fool you into
>thinking that because the quality of mp3s are better than that
>of cassette tapes that the game is different.
>
>REAL fans are STILL gonna buy the shit they've downloaded when
>it comes to the market for purchase...
>
>B.) A REAL PROBLEM would be if ANY of these people downloaded
>the files, burned them to 1000 CDs, photoshopped some pics and
>artwork that depicts Dilla and actually sold it somewhere...
>
>Oops - somebody already did that - and instead of going after
>them with a lawsuit, you & houseshoes are here threatening us
>- the fans...
>
>WWDTOT? - What Would Dilla Think Of That?
>
>>Secondly... Dilla DID know who I was when he was alive...
>>Believe me or not, I don't care. I know & that's all that
>>matters.
>
>Cool.
>
>Then please address the REAL issue of who's bootlegging Dilla
>(if you and houseshoes actually start looking for them) and
>make sure them cats pay for their crimes.
>
>Leave the fans alone. We are breathing life into his legacy
>everytime someone else finds how great he was by hearing a
>song, beat, or rap he created.


Peace Treble. We agree on quite a few things. This being a new generation... file sharing being the equivelent of passing cassette tapes around. I just think that in a forum, such as OKP which is viewed by thousands of people a day isn't a place where stuff like this should be allowed to go on, especially the way OKP feels about Dilla & the impact he had on music. The fact that sharing has gone on here before I've been here & cats have done much worse than post a link to download... I take that all into account. I wasn't around here then & if I was I would have spoken up.

We agree that real fans will go out & buy the shit when it's released regardless. We also agree that the REAL problem is cats mass producing shit on their own accord, selling it & profiting off of the man. we've been looking for them & we will continue to... ENyce from NYC... prime example... was doing that exact same thing... we noticed, acted & he stopped selling the beattapes he pressed up & he payed. Plenty of cease & desist orders have been sent to folks doing just what your talking about... and those folks have or will pay jay.

Im not tryin to attack any of dilla's fans anywhere being that I'm a fan myself... I feel what ALL of you are saying... LunchBox & DVS... to hear some new dilla shit will make your day, right? It makes mine every time it happens. It just kills me to see such blatent display of sharing here in the producer forum.

I'm with your Treble... playing dilla's music to a person who has never heard it is the BEST way to breathe life into his legacy... it's the manner in which people do it is my only issue.