Arkady wrote:After reading this thread I find it funny and in some ways sad that the people who are bitching the most aren't even Sanctus patrons (See Jeff and Adam).
At one time in the past I was a Sanctus patron. At one time in the past Adam was a Sanctus DJ. I cannot speak for Adam, but I can speak for myself why I am no longer a Sanctus patron and why I find it necessary to warn people about giving up their copyright.
I do not attend Sanctus because the event is no longer a place to go and enjoy the company of friends while listening to some good music. Sanctus is no longer the unifying event that it was, it has become only a marketable commodity whose patrons are considered sheep to be fleeced of their money in exchange for the same music that has been played to death. I will not throw away my money on an event that assures me nothing but blandness and banality.
KG has repeatedly espoused the slogan of "Support the scene", but how has that support been demonstrated? Last year I received no help from KG on organizing and running a food drive at Sanctus, I did get a load of bullshit from its loudest moderator though - but that just goes to show you that no good deed goes unpunished. Scene support from KG has been best demonstrated by the doctored flyer for The End, claiming that it was cancelled - support in the way of ensuring that any threat of competition be silenced (the forum of the private forum which may not be named still cannot be typed into this board on posts because of the penis envy another goth board in Knoxville generates in the co-founders on this board).
Now, on bitching about stealing someone's copyright. I am a writer. Many of the things that I write about are for role-playing games. The currently most prominent game system is the d20 System and it uses an Open Game License to become that prominent. Depending on which game universe the d20 System is operating in and that I am writing for determines what copyright and licensing agreements must be followed in order to not violate the law in regards to a persons intellectual property rights. The most fundamental of these intellectual property rights is the copyright. Once a copyright is surrendered, whether compensated or not, the original creator is no longer the owner of that intellectual property in the eyes of the law. THAT is a very powerful thing to possess, that copyright. I do not believe it should be surrendered lightly, especially without any kind of assurances in the contract causing the copyright to be surrendered that it will not be used for commercial or advertising purposes.
I would not allow my copyright to be taken without compensation and reasonable assurances of its proper use and neither should anyone else.
Does that answer the
ad hominem question sufficiently, (see Jason) KG?
personally, i couldn't care less about having to sign or not sign the contract.. i mainly come out to enjoy time with my friends and fuck the rest (wait, that didn't sound right, did it??? 
) well, hopefully, you know what i mean 
