Law people epically failQuote:
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.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...122800693.html
YAY, I'm not illegal. He put it from CD onto computer where as I download from Limewire.
How legal am I?
Which country(s)?
That's just stupid, if you paid for it!
...And how is that going to stop people from doing it?
Hint in the website name
America ;)
*waits for response slating americans*Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitman
how could they get him done for that :S
That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard
Thats like saying ipods/itunes are illegal
that kinda sucks
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.
I kinda skipped that part. :P Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Sam
You may as well download from torrents or sites for free, it's the same as buying now... very stupid!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by fweggy
so u cant buy a cd from a shop and transfer it to itunes to put on an ipod??
how stupid
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 themQuote:
Originally Posted by joshuar
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 saidQuote:
Originally Posted by joshuar
cant you just say its not for personal use