> >The gist of it is that backups are made and
> >stored somewhere safe in case the original fails, or is lost or
> stolen, or
> >whatever. The MD you make from an audio CD and carry around, leaving the
> >audio CD at home, is not a backup.
>
> Funny that. I've seen many a software package distributed on floppy disks
> that instructs the end user to make a backup copy, and then use the backup
> copy and store the original in a safe place. By the legal
> definition, that
> backup could actually be illegal, given that it is used while the original
> is still in a usable condition and in the original owner's possession.
Software licencing is a totally different issue (and often a lot fairer to
the end user).
Personally I've got into the habit now of making backups of music (either on
CDR/MD/MP3), which I then use - mostly from a theft point of view. I'm
paranoid about having a couple of hundred CDs at uni in a not-very-secure
house, so I'm MP3ing them all.
And after having 12 CDs nicked from my car a while back (over 160 quid's
worth), I avoid leaving originals in there if I can possibly avoid it - as
well as the fact that CDs left in the car are a lot more likely to get
scratched.
What might help with this issue would be if record companies offered a
similar service to that of (some) games companies. If I should scratch/break
the CD, I can get a new one sent in the post for 80p (about $1). If I knew I
could do the same with my music CDs, I'd be less inclined to copy them (tho
the theft issue is still there).
At the end of the day, I don't feel I'm doing anything wrong by anyone; the
record company has got the money for an album I've bought, and I get to
continue enjoying the music whatever happens to the piece of media (which it
utterly worthless without a lot of 0s and 1s put on it).
Simon
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