[mb-users] Labels for regional dupes

[Per Øyvind Øygard]

Hi guys,

I was wondering what the current consensus is on labels for regional  
dupes? On hand we have [HowToIdentifyLabels] which says we should ignore  
manufacturers and distributers, and on the other we have current practice  
which seems to be to use whoever has their cat# on the sleeve.

The problem for me with this is that there's no distinction between  
licenser and licensee. Take  
http://musicbrainz.org/show/release/?releaseid=200400, I edited it  
recently and decided to use Stones Throw Records instead of Pias, which is  
the UK distributer and licensee. If I had listed Pias instead, how are you  
supposed to tell which is the main label, and who is merely a distributer?  
You certainly can't go by street date since they're released  
simultaneously.

This rant is probably pointless since we'd need an AR to solve it, like so  
many other things, but I would just like to hear from you guys what the  
norm is. Also, are there any plans on how to solve this in the future?

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Per (Wizzcat)