You are a thief: the saga continues...
Posted on 11/12/07 22:51 by geno 888                             
You are a thief: the saga continues...
After our previous report about the absurd declarations that people ripping their own audio CDs are thieves, there is another chapter in the saga. According to the recording industries, as reported by Ars Technica, making copies of legally purchased CDs is not explicitly authorized by the labels, even for personal use.

Now, we all agree that piracy is not a good thing, but the situation is becoming really outrageous. I really can't understand how majors can fight piracy making so dumb declarations and directly damaging legit customers. What is the next step? Will we see people singing in the shower sued because of copyright infringements?
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By Web-Junkie, Wed 12 Dec 2007 01:32
Actually, we shouldn't even be looking at the album covers and artwork, or anything readable on it or even listening to the music itself because we are storing COPIES of those images and those sounds ILLEGALLY in our brains Embarrassment
By chsbiking, Wed 12 Dec 2007 05:18
Didn't we already know this? Well since I'm on the RIAA MPAA boycott thing this advice won't help me, but here you go. If it's illegal to make a copy of a CD regardless of if you own it or not. Might as well make copies of ones you don't own Smilie.
By bonehead1, Wed 12 Dec 2007 19:01
Next thing it will be illegal to own anything that can make copies or store data of any type.
By Jim (guest), Thu 13 Dec 2007 00:53
Well, to be fair, they are just saying making copies of legally purchased CDs are not authorized, even for personal use. That's right, they never did. However, they did not say it's illegal. AND, there ARE laws that say it's legal to make personal backups.
By MarkD (guest), Thu 13 Dec 2007 02:49
Here in Australia it is legal to 'format change', eg rip a CD so you can hear it on your ipod. But the law says you need to own the CD first, and you can't give the new format to anyone else (ie, for personal use only). It's a really dumb law, not the least cuz it's impossible to police.
By dracodos (guest), Thu 13 Dec 2007 17:49
MarkD: I've always wondered what happens if your CD is destroyed or you bought a DRM-free MP3 from iTunes or any other sites. How does that 'Format Change' work then? Since when is backing up to protect your 'investment' illegal? There's still fair use in the u.s.a? Until that goes away they their commenst are just smoke up their own asses.
By BlaineC (guest), Thu 13 Dec 2007 23:21
Copyright. The owner reserves all rights to the material. Period. You copy, you violate copyright. Are we so numb to right and wrong that we can't even understand this simple concept? Just because I don't get caught, just because it may be impossible to enforce, does not make it right. Nobody is going to jail for making multiple copies for different personal players, and I will not judge that person for doing so, but owners have a right to protect their property -- after all, they OWN it -- so I also have no problem with copy protection.
By Hypnosis4U2NV, Thu 13 Dec 2007 23:51
Hypnosis4U2NVStudios charge us ridiculous amounts of money for crap music and they have the nerve to call us theives..
By kiwicasperguy, Fri 14 Dec 2007 17:23
I bought it then I should be able to make a backup copy of it, end of story. If they do not want me to copy what I HAVE ALREADY paid for then please, don't accept my money at the counter when I'm purchasing your product, I'll happily go and buy it off of your competitors. I agree with just about everyone else comments, except maybe BlaineC. Dude I've been purchasing music for the last 30 years, I would think they have seen their fair share off of me, don't you think? puke

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