Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Thats not what grand theft is. Legal fail.

The crime you're referencing is false advertising, misrepresenting a product, etc. Theft has nothing to do with it. Especially since theft is defined as, and I quote "The illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent."

In this instance, consent is given. Even if the product is sold under false pretenses (Which it isn't, as I will explain in a moment), it is impossible for theft to have occured.

Besides which, even without singing, the presence of a performer, on a stage, qualifies a lip synced concert as a 'performance'.

From Wikipedia: "A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience."

In this instance, the particular way the performer behaves is assumed to involve, but is not legally BOUND, to involve singing. If a concert is lip synced however, an artist is quite capable of demonstrating performance capability by dancing, gesturing, or simply working a crowd between songs. There is nothing misleading about a live performance that contains no singing or live instruments playing, if the artist defines performance via another creative expression. As such, there is nothing illegal about lip syncing.



TL;DR - You suck at interpreting the law.

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

IMO I don't know jack-**** though so don't listen to me.

Originally Posted by Franco Pepe Kalle

The problem is that most police officers in America are psychopaths.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You're a terrible dictionary.

Originally Posted by Necromancer

I can see an artist lip-syncing if it is because of a health problem concerning their vocals, sore throat, vocal chords, or whatever. But I believe they should also have the ability to perform the vocals live on stage as well, unlike Milli Vanilli who was a total rip off. I am sure there are a lot of instances artist must resort to lip syncing when faced with the option of canceling the show. As the old cliché states, "The Show Must Go On".

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

As for me, my inbox is as of yet testicle-free, and hopefully remains that way. Don't the rest of you get any ideas.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'll have you know, my ancestors were Kings of Wicklow! We're as Irish as losing a three-nil lead in a must-win fixture!

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I'm hazy on this, but I believe the issue with Milli Vanilli *was* illegal, but not because of live lip syncing, it was illegal because they never sang the ORIGINAL vocals. The performer in question who DID was uncredited and the public were never informed of that fact, meaning the CD itself and its liner notes were illegal. I'm not sure the exact crime category that falls under.

However that illegality didn't extend to live performances as the performer in that instance WAS the person it was advertised to be, regardless of their lip syncing.

Originally Posted by Necromancer

Yes.. That would be common knowledge to most music enthusiast I would think.

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

As for me, my inbox is as of yet testicle-free, and hopefully remains that way. Don't the rest of you get any ideas.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'll have you know, my ancestors were Kings of Wicklow! We're as Irish as losing a three-nil lead in a must-win fixture!

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I'm hazy on this, but I believe the issue with Milli Vanilli *was* illegal, but not because of live lip syncing, it was illegal because they never sang the ORIGINAL vocals. The performer in question who DID was uncredited and the public were never informed of that fact, meaning the CD itself and its liner notes were illegal. I'm not sure the exact crime category that falls under.

However that illegality didn't extend to live performances as the performer in that instance WAS the person it was advertised to be, regardless of their lip syncing.

Originally Posted by The Virgin

what? i don't understand you. farming is for vegetables, not for meat. if ou disagree with a farming practice, you disagree on a vegetable. unless you have a different definition of farming.

Originally Posted by Il Duce

then after that, the "real" Milli Vanilli came out, but by then, people were no longer interested in them

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

As for me, my inbox is as of yet testicle-free, and hopefully remains that way. Don't the rest of you get any ideas.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'll have you know, my ancestors were Kings of Wicklow! We're as Irish as losing a three-nil lead in a must-win fixture!

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

All hail Kriss Kross?

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

IMO I don't know jack-**** though so don't listen to me.

Originally Posted by Franco Pepe Kalle

The problem is that most police officers in America are psychopaths.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You're a terrible dictionary.

Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

All hail Kriss Kross?

Originally Posted by The Virgin

what? i don't understand you. farming is for vegetables, not for meat. if ou disagree with a farming practice, you disagree on a vegetable. unless you have a different definition of farming.