 SnakeEyes1So Much For Subtlety
join:2001-08-23
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to CitizenX9
Re: I will ALWAYS rip you off Mr. Michael Greene I guess this thread has been stuck on the downloading aspect mainly because of the demonstration Mr. Greene set up. Hopefully nobody missed the fact that he implied that simply copying music from a CD is illegal too. The RIAA has taken the stance that even the act of making copies of CDs you purchased legally for your own personal use is illegal. To me, that's wrong. I have a jukebox changer at home, where I keep all my CDs. I compile favorites CDs from multiple originals to take with me in my car (in the 6 CD changer). I also have ripped many of my CDs to MP3, for playback from my PC (surprise, surprise, my PC is in a separate room from my stereo).
There's nothing wrong with this, as I've already paid for the 'license for personal of the material' in question. I don't distribute my CDs, nor do I distribute the MP3s (sometimes WMAs) that I have created of material I paid for (and for the record, continue to pay for- I do buy CDs through several different CD clubs as well as occasionally pick up the oddball disc in the store that I can't get through my clubs).
If the RIAA was to have its way, I'd be charged with theft, and forced to pay them for copyright infringement.
We've got to draw a line somewhere.
P.S.- I agree that the cost of CDs is outrageously high still, but I don't advocate stealing the songs. disclaimer- I HAVE downloaded MP3's of songs to see if I liked them or not, but I either deleted them if I didn't care for the song or bought the CD if I did like what I was hearing.
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