What is 2+2 Policy on posting band approved links to music files?

[Rick Nebiolo]

I understand there can be no posting regarding illegal file-sharing and that sort of thing but in posting my vote for "Cowboy Junkies" in the One Band for the Rest of Your Life thread I later tooled around the web and found that the Cowboy Junkies fully supports downloading many of their concerts from approved sites in FLAC format. I would have liked to post a few links but held off for now.

I also know my brother back East downloads torrents (I think in FLAC format) from bands that authorize this sort of thing for their live performances.

Had I posted links to approved music, would I be violating 2+2 posting guidelines? And yes I read the Terms and Conditions and many of the sticky links in forums but this doesn't seem clear.

I'll post a sample below this post from a Cowboy Junkies approved site.

BTW, the latest Winamp plays FLAC files (FLAC is a lossless format that compresses a .waw file about by half. Using other software you can get back to the .waw file with no loss or degradation.

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

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I later tooled around the web and found that the Cowboy Junkies fully supports downloading many of their concerts from approved sites in FLAC format.

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This site links directly from the Comboy Junkies main site and has tons of live recordings of songs for free in FLAC Format. Right now I can't figure out how to post links directly to individual songs but with the Junkies just about everything is good (IMO of course).

Have I violated 2+2 posting guidelines?

~ Rick

PS Once again, the latest Winamp will play Flac where iTunes won't.

[astroglide]

the problem with authorized content in such a generally non-authorized field is that it puts an implicit burden on moderators to investigate the authenticity of links.

[iron81]

My guess is its not allowed. In addition to "no illegal file sharing", there is also a "no torrent" policy. While you're probably not breaking any copyright laws, 2+2 has a stricter policy about copyright than the law requires.

But to get the real answer, crosspost in ATF. The Admins read that forum and its more on topic over there.

[Dids]

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the problem with authorized content in such a generally non-authorized field is that it puts an implicit burden on moderators to investigate the authenticity of links.

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Bingo.

[edfurlong]

I'm tired of taco salad, update your blog plz.

[Dids]

Ed,

I'm on vacation. Mom's doing most of the cooking.

And I've come to the sad realization that it took me like 1.5 years and suddenly I'm a much better cook than my mom.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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Ed,

I'm on vacation. Mom's doing most of the cooking.

And I've come to the sad realization that it took me like 1.5 years and suddenly I'm a much better cook than my mom.

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My Mom became a great cook after I moved out of the house ;-).

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

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the problem with authorized content in such a generally non-authorized field is that it puts an implicit burden on moderators to investigate the authenticity of links.

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Bingo.

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Now that I think of it this makes sense. Tnanks Astroglide & Dids.

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

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My guess is its not allowed. In addition to "no illegal file sharing", there is also a "no torrent" policy. While you're probably not breaking any copyright laws, 2+2 has a stricter policy about copyright than the law requires.

But to get the real answer, crosspost in ATF. The Admins read that forum and its more on topic over there.

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I think my question has been answered here so I won't bother. Perhaps a mod can lock the thread.

~ Rick