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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ethical Issue

From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
Date: 2014-02-23

I told him to pound sand as suggested.  It was really more a question regarding whether you ought to assay the ethics of everyone who wants to use your output.  I've had a lot of requests from people who want to use my music and I tend to say okay to them all without necessarily reviewing what it is that they are doing with it.

I casually asked this guy what he was doing and he mentioned social activism which made me a tad nervous, so I did a bit of judicious Googling and found he was a registered sex offender who appeared to be in complete denial of his offences and who seemed to be advocating 'fair play for paedophiles' (I paraphrase) and maintained that being registered like this is completely unfair and unconstitutional, etc etc.

Aside from my reservations about all of this, those of you who know me better might also know that my 'real job' involves putting people just like this away in jail.  A slight conflict of interests, you might say.

Mike


On 23 February 2014 09:50, Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@virgin.net> wrote:
 

 
 
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:12 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Ethical Issue
 


I've been contacted by someone who wants to use my music on one of his YouTube videos.  Normally I say 'fair enough' and only ask that I am credited, but this thing there is a slight difference.
 
The guy is an advocate of views I find ethically repugnant.  His stock credit does say that others whose work is credited in his videos do not necessarily agree with his views, etc, but somehow that doesn't seem enough.
 
Do you think I ought to limit who can use what I produce on the basis of what they are saying?
 
To use a more British idiom (assuming it actually is), tell him to poke it.
 
Andy
 
 
 




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Mike Dickson
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