fuziwuzi
Not born yesterday
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join:2005-07-01
Atlanta, GA
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Re: Now hes an a real american...
said by openbox9  :Perhaps you're implying that I've ripped music CDs .... You don't have to go any further than that. According to statements from the RIAA, they maintain that simply "ripping" the CD is a criminal act, which they had enshrined into law in the form of the DMCA. You do realize that the DMCA makes criminal the act of ripping CDs, even for your own use, because to do so you must "break" the (admittedly) weak code on the disc? |
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL | That may be true, but just the act of doing something illegal doesnt make you a convicted criminal. You have to be arrested, tried and convicted(also known as sentenced and fined/imprisoned) to be a convicted criminal. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Don't worry, with the way prisons are overcrowded now, he'll be working in a Subway sandwich shop near you soon!
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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said by fuziwuzi :You do realize that the DMCA makes criminal the act of ripping CDs, even for your own use, because to do so you must "break" the (admittedly) weak code on the disc? CD's? I think you mean DVD's. DVD's have an encryption code that needs to be cracked. CD's do not as they are in CDA and are not encumbered by protection schemes (unless the manufacturer wants to lose "Red Book" certification and rights to use the "Compact Disc" logo possibly resulting in a trademark infringement suit from Philips).
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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said by fuziwuzi :You do realize that the DMCA makes criminal the act of ripping CDs, Really? Care to show me in writing where the DMCA outlaws extracting audio tracks from a CD for my personal enjoyment? |
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FiL
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join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | Shill? |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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| Who? Me or fuziwuzi ? If you look at my post I was stating that it isn't illegal to rip music from a CD for personal enjoyment. fuziwuzi was attempting to say that it is illegal. |
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msuguy71
join:2005-07-10
Haslett, MI | reply to Boogeyman
That is true...you are not a convicted criminal. You are simply a criminal who has not been caught yet. |
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