brjoon1021;211642 Wrote: > I am one of those tender consciouses that tries to tow the line if I > can. So, I was wondering, are the laws for music recorded on CD > basically such that you can ONLY rip CDs that YOU paid for? I am > referring to American laws... > > For example: > 1. CDs your friends or family paid for are illegal for you to rip even > with their permission ? > > 2. What about Public Library holdings that you can check out? That > seems like it might be a gray area as you own it just as much as anyone > else does. The Public Library as proxy for the Goverment maintains it > for all of us. > > Just wondering... does anyone know the answers to these? It is a shame > to have to care. The greedy record companies put out so much garbage > and charge so much for it! It is easy to justify ripping everything > that can be begged, borrowed or stolen on these grounds, but I feel > guilty. > > B.
At the risk of inciting the masses... You do not, under U.S. Copyright laws, have a right to keep a copy of a CD you do not own. The contention for allowing an MP3 or other copy made is that it is a "fair use" of a work for which you have been granted -- through the process of purchase -- a right to use. In other words, because you paid for the original, it is reasonable for you to play it on a device you own, even if that means you have to change the format. You can legally loan a CD to a friend, and they can legally listen to it, but they cannot legally keep a copy (in any format). This is the same as a book -- you're free to loan it to someone, and they are legally entitled to read it but they can't legally photocopy it for their library. If you give them the CD as a gift, you're considered to have transferred the license which means you no longer have a right to maintain a copy -- that right transfers to your friend along with the CD. As far as a public library goes, the above paragraph applies... they own the CD and are only loaning it to you for a listen. When you return the CD, you're returning the rights to the content along with it. -- JimC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36487 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
