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Originally Posted by Catlady
And if you want to keep only the digital version? If you're not supposed to sell or donate the physical version, what option do you have, then, but to destroy it?
At least that's what the opinions seemed to be when I brought up digitizing LPs in another thread.
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I fail to see how anyone could possibly imagine that is acceptable.
You hold the right to the work, by virtue of owning the LP.
You have the right to digitize, if only because of fair use (media companies might argue the point, but we ignore them).
You can do whatever you want with your own property -- lock it up forever, burn it in effigy, incorporate it in a shrine to "culture" anything.
However:
If you wish to sell or donate the LP, you are legally and morally obligated to transfer the digital copies as well.
Otherwise you have taken one piece of property and one right-to-own and multiplied it by two.
Does that make it clear?