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Mr.Sam
31-12-2007, 07:57 PM
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.

Law people epically fail

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122800693.html
Geraint
31-12-2007, 07:59 PM
YAY, I'm not illegal. He put it from CD onto computer where as I download from Limewire.

How legal am I?
Hitman
31-12-2007, 07:59 PM
Which country(s)?

That's just stupid, if you paid for it!
Dopamine
31-12-2007, 11:26 PM
...And how is that going to stop people from doing it?
Mr.Sam
31-12-2007, 11:30 PM
Hint in the website name

America ;)

*waits for response slating americans*
Which country(s)?

That's just stupid, if you paid for it!
cocaine
31-12-2007, 11:34 PM
how could they get him done for that :S
fweggy
31-12-2007, 11:35 PM
That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard

Thats like saying ipods/itunes are illegal
Chippiewill
01-01-2008, 08:54 PM
that kinda sucks
--ss--
01-01-2008, 08:57 PM
So now you have to separately pay for music you have on cds and the music on your comp for it to be legal? That's just pathetic and I doubt anyone will abide by it.
Hitman
01-01-2008, 09:05 PM
Hint in the website name

America ;)

*waits for response slating americans*
I kinda skipped that part. :P Thanks.

You may as well download from torrents or sites for free, it's the same as buying now... very stupid!
lScottl
02-01-2008, 01:37 PM
That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard

Thats like saying ipods/itunes are illegal

music that is put from cd's, or downloaded illegally, is illegal, yes. but over here the government have better things to be doing than care about silly things like that.
-=!Mikeus!=-
02-01-2008, 01:43 PM
so u cant buy a cd from a shop and transfer it to itunes to put on an ipod??

how stupid
joshuar
02-01-2008, 02:21 PM
So then in theory, Apple is breaking a US law by allowing people to transfer music onto their computer, so is every computer sold as they all contain Windows Media Player (apart from the very new ones which aren't allowed to have it I believe).

American's need to sort it out :P
lScottl
02-01-2008, 04:30 PM
So then in theory, Apple is breaking a US law by allowing people to transfer music onto their computer, so is every computer sold as they all contain Windows Media Player (apart from the very new ones which aren't allowed to have it I believe).

American's need to sort it out :P

not really, music can be bought direct from stores on both media players mentioned, they are breaking an US/UK law by giving the option to transfer music from cd's onto them
joshuar
02-01-2008, 06:46 PM
Well the programs themselves break the laws, even if you can purchase music from stores inside them, as they both offer the facility to import CDs.
lScottl
02-01-2008, 10:25 PM
Well the programs themselves break the laws, even if you can purchase music from stores inside them, as they both offer the facility to import CDs.

that is what i just said
Ramones
02-01-2008, 10:29 PM
cant you just say its not for personal use

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