Topic: Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use.

[mistybear]

Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.

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[Simon]

 ':|

[sam]

stupid RIAA

[Michelle]

Whether customers may copy their CDs onto their computers -- an act at the very heart of the digital revolution -- has a murky legal foundation, the RIAA argues. The industry's own Web site says that making a personal copy of a CD that you bought legitimately may not be a legal right, but it "won't usually raise concerns," as long as you don't give away the music or lend it to anyone.

It says this on a website? So they are saying its ok really. Talk about confuse the issue.

 

[Rik]

Obfuscation is the name of the game in the record industry, Michelle.

Technically, it's illegal to copy music that you own without a licence from MCPS and permission from the copyright holders. Generally, though, it's accepted that you can for personal use. Curiously, iTunes gives more specific rights than exist if you buy a CD.

[Michelle]

i wouldn't know about itunes

but as for the rest........... so it seems. 

[Delgado]

These people like The Recording Industry and the Film Industry eventually will s**t in their own nest! Firstly, if a person buys a CD, he should be allowed to do what he likes with it, except of course public broadcast etc, but for personal use. Ever heard of a guy buying a car, only to find that only the Showroom Manager is allowed to drive it?
The bloody CDs cost enough-and if they were cheaper people wouldnt bother to Pirate them anyway. Why are so many Recording Artistes Millionaires? The whole thing is a rip off!!

Secondly, regarding Films-The Movie Industry are constantly going after Torrent Trackers, and closing them down, but they may find that they (The Movie Industry that is ) may need the Torrent Community when they try to sell their movies to download legally!!

 

[Lona]

I put my hands up to downloading music and movies but I have to be honest here and say that if I were a recording artist or a movie star I would resent it if people could have access to my stuff thus depriving me of royalties.

If everybody were to download music and movies and never buy anything then the whole industry would collapse.

[mistybear]

I have downloaded music and movies/TV shows in the past, haven't for quite sometime as I don't seem to get time to watch what I record on VHS from the tele, plus I pay for satellite channels.

I think the majority of people buy music CD's and DVD's, I certainly know quite a few that do.

But not being able to transfer them to your harddrive to listen to whilst surfing the net, is going a little too far.

[Simon]

But not being able to transfer them to your harddrive to listen to whilst surfing the net, is going a little too far.

There's no real need to even do that - just play the CD from the CD Rom drive. 

[mistybear]

The wonderful thing about having them on your harddrive, you can play any of them in any order without having to find the right CD and constantly keep changing them.

Windows Media Player is much easier to program.

[sam]

yeah, i listen to songs in such random ways that having to deal with cds would be a hell of a lot of hassle.

[Simon]

OK, point taken, but the adverse of that is that it uses hard drive space.   

[Reno]

OK, point taken, but the adverse of that is that it uses hard drive space.   

Get another hd.

[Rik]

OK, point taken, but the adverse of that is that it uses hard drive space.   

OTOH £100 will buy you a 750GB HD, enough for about 1,000 uncompressed CDs.