 BIGMIKEPremium
join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | reply to Morac
Re: Bit Torrent is a bit safer RIAA and several other companies feel that consumers don't deserve fair use, For me, P2P has been great. I abuse my CDs pretty badly, so it's nice when I get a horkin scratch, I can download whatever song has been compromised, and burn a new CD. As I understand it, I am entitled to the content of the CD when I purchase it, not the media itself. Otherwise, every time I scratch my CD, I would call up Sony and ask them for a new one... |
 Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
kudos:1
 ·Comcast
| The "fair use" law basically states you can back up media you purchase for your own use. This means that if you buy a CD, you can make a backup copy which only you can play.
Technically it does not allow you to download copies of songs you have CDs of though that is kind of a gray area. The person sharing the file is definately not protected by the "fair use" law.
Why not just make backup copies of your CDs when you buy them and store the originals in a safe place? That way if you scratch the copy you can just make a new backup copy from the original.
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