The Most Important Question Of The Day

[ericcoleman]

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[ericcoleman]

Cite the law that has come from that argument ... or quit passing on BS.

This woman was found guilty of sharing files, not of ripping songs for herself.

This goes back to people saying that taping an LP should be illegal. And it has yet to happen.

Read the article again.

[the2wittybird.livejournal.com]

wow...i corrected myself just in time to NOT save myself a flamin' ;)

the article mentions Jammie Thomas yes, but the court case I am referring to and mentioned in the article is not her but Jeffrey Howell. She did lose her case (mostly cuz her attorney was WAY less effective as the RIAA's were--the technical considerations in the case would very likely have gotten her off if her lawyer even knew what they were...)

And I will clarify my very original quote "And they now decide that it should be illegal to rip your cds to mp3 format?"

"They" = record companies and RIAA. and "Should Be" does mean it's not yet, but nevertheless being argued in actual courts.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

Extension of this sort of "logic" would also make it illegal for public libraries and copy machines to exist.

[ericcoleman]

This has been being argued in some form or another for 40 years or so. Since cassettes became common.

Home Taping Is Ruining The Recording Industry !!!

You are buying into the hype and scare tactics.