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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I don't think 1 in 100 would think it was wrong to loan a friend a CD, just because one has already ripped it to iTunes.
I don't think it's even illegal. One is allowed to rip CDs for personal use. One is allowed to loan CDs to friends. I don't think there's anything in law that says one is not allowed to do both with the same CD.
I'm not quite sure I see why even you think it's wrong.
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It's wrong for the reason I stated: that two people simultaneously have a copy of it, while only one copy has been bought. It's exactly the same as giving someone a copy of an eBook.
It's perfectly true that it's fine to rip a CD to iTunes, and it's perfectly true that it's fine to lend someone a CD, but put the two actions together and you've infringed copyright by lending someone the CD while simultaneously retaining a copy of it yourself.