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The EU is not much better, trying to force ISPs to keep records of all internet communications for years.

You can find parts of the old Blue Note Bulletin Board in the Web Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bl.../Ultimatebb.cgi

Well, if it works as in Europe, when you sign up at a mobile phone company, you will get a SIM card with your mobile phone number, and eventually a new mobile phone, depending on the deal. The SIM card can be used with every mobile phone, unless the phone is "SIM-locked" to a certain provider (this often happens with free phones).

I have the Universal Japan CD. It's a good trio album, on which Cowell plays acoustic and electric piano. But I generally prefer those 70's ECM albums on vinyl.

Bon anniversaire Marcus !

Thanks for the info. Many old Conns are indeed listed with a release date of October 14 and a price of 9.99 Euro. http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CDL5V http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004GJVN/ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004GJVK/ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002ZBRZA/ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000589US/ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004GJVQ/ . . . Some on JPC, but with the original release dates.

http://www.talking-heads.net/kneeplays.html http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~schneide/dis...ecmspecial.html That makes a CD reissue on ECM rather unlikely.

I've never heard of that record before, and I know nearly all ECM albums from the 70's and 80's. Maybe because it is not listed in the ECM discographies (no ECM 1xxx number). There's a review on AMG: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:iy59kett7q79

In the worst case, the music will be released in 2020, on Definitive Records

If I remember well, "Polarization" is more of the same, i.e. great stuff if you like the first. But I haven't spun it for a while. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:6fu67ub070jw

The UK price looks normal for Conns. Maybe the german price is an error. Conns have always been full price on the continent.

In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_in_music

Since December 2003 if I remember well. That stuff sounded like the final product. In this thread, it is meontioned that "reference copies" already circulated in 2001: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=8677

One Ebay seller is offering the set in a "buy it now" auction, although it is not yet released: http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Cellar-Door-Sessio...1QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, it looks postponed (or worse). CD Universe still lists it with a release date of September 13, but backordered: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6936496 Edit: On Jazzmatazz, it has been moved to "2006 and beyond": http://jazzmatazz.home.att.net/upcomingcds.html

Amazon.de sells the same set originating from France for 98 Euro, but available earlier (1 to 2 weeks): http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AP2Z6C/

October 25 is mentionned on some CD store websites. http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/index.cfm?re...pc=827969361429 Amazon.com even says "Usually ships within 1 to 2 weeks" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AP2Z6C/ But I rather trust CD Universe's "Release Date Not Determined"

http://www.miles-beyond.com/news.htm

Both discoveries are obviously very significant. I voted for the Monk/Trane, only because there are so few recordings of both musicians together, and their Five Spot concert is poorly recorded.

As I prefer the early recordings of the trio, this is one of my favourites too. BTW, it is one of the few dozen ECM titles still available on LP: http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/hnum...azz/rsk/hitlist

You both are right that disclaimers cannot be used to free oneself from respecting the law. But it may help to make cleaer that the website is meant for european users. As far as composer´s rights go (the 50 year protection is for performers only), clearance must be asked at the local "collecting society". In Germany it is the GEMA: http://www.gema.de/kunden/industrie/internet/websites.shtml I don't know what clearance is necessary for a website which is meant for all european countries. This is a complicated issue, which is currently being discussed in the EU: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal_mar...nagement_en.htm

Yes, but that would mean that every website had to be compliant with every national law, and a company which owns a trademark XY in several countries could not put up a website because the trademark XY is registered to someone else in other countries. The worldwide web in a world with differing national laws needs a practical solution to that problem. What courts normally do is that they check to whom a website is dedicated. For example, if a website is in german language, it's clear that it is not meant for the US public, and therefore it needs to respect german laws but not US laws. A disclaimer may also help in that respect. The location of the server of the website is not relevant, because that would mean that the website owner could avoid the laws by placing the server in the country with the most liberal rules.

He sold a Barney Wilen poster too: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=7332896525 I agree that this can hardly be called a master tape. It is probably only a copy that the radio station made for Wilen.

How can there still be a remaining legal problem at the announced release date of the box set? This set has been in the pipeline for at least 4 years. Either the Miles estate was very slow before coming up with their problem or Sony tried to put pressure on them in preparing a release while negociations went on.

I received this email from CD Universe today: The Cellar Door releaase date drama goes on ...