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Date:      Tue, 06 Mar 2001 01:17:06 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
Cc:        Trent Waddington <s337240@student.uq.edu.au>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Stallman stalls again
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010306011539.045faaa0@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20010305124910.A44291@darkstar.gte.net>
References:  <20010304130501.A32152@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010303132348.04461420@localhost> <Pine.OSF.4.30.0103040637000.3518-100000@student.uq.edu.au> <20010304130501.A32152@lpt.ens.fr>

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At 01:49 PM 3/5/2001, Robert Clark wrote:
  
>I just recently heard a statement that helped me understand
>why the Grateful Dead allowed taping at their concerts.
>
>The statement went something like "At the end of the day,
>after the performance was over, Jerry went home from work
>like anyone else."
>
>Apparently, the band made a living "performing" their work.

This was only one of their many revenue streams. They enjoyed
large royalties from T-shirts, posters, and other regalia, as
well as from their published albums. While their concerts were
profitable, Bill Graham and other promoters made most of the money.

--Brett


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