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Originally Posted by JSWolf
You own a cassette or LP of some music. You now decide you want to get the CD version. Do you think you should be given the CD version for free just because you already have the music in a different format?
Should you be given the paperback just because you bought the hardcover?
Different content, same difference.
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You're talking about going from one physical media to another physical media, which is completely different from going from a physical media to a digital one.
It's more like... You own a CD of some music. You now decide that you want to have them in MP3s instead. Do you think you should be allowed to convert your own CD into MP3s (this is already legal in the US). If you're allowed to make them yourself and you own the CD, then what's the difference between running a "CD-to-MP3 creater" application to get the MP3s versus running a "P2P" application to get them. The results are exactly the same.