Check this out  http://www.minidisc.org/ahra.html 
and http://www.hrrc.org/audio.html
http://www.hrrc.org/ahrasum.html

It looks to me that is is legal to record it yourself, from the radio,
tv, a borrowed CD or what ever.  Trading it is a little bit grey.  It is
legal to borrow the CD and copy it though.  Trading is only one step
removed from that.    


Mitch P. wrote:
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> I would like to do some MD trading of some popular music groups. However, before I 
>do, I would like to know if it is in violation of the copyright laws to copy and 
>trade minidiscs which have been recorded from an original CD.
> Does anyone have knowledge in this matter? Could you point me to any links which 
>explains the copyright law?
> Has anyone heard of anyone being charged if it is indeed a violation of the law?  I 
>have seen several reputable minidisc vendor sites which have links to MD trading 
>posts, its seems if MD trading is illegal, these vendors would not have links to 
>these MD trading sites.
> Thanks,
> Mitch
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