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Originally Posted by CyGuy
If that is true, that is the most insane thing I have heard in a long time.
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From the Washington Post, Dec 2007--
Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use:
The industry's lawyer in the case, Ira Schwartz, argues in a brief filed earlier this month that the MP3 files Howell made on his computer from legally bought CDs are "unauthorized copies" of copyrighted recordings.
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At the Thomas trial in Minnesota, Sony BMG's chief of litigation, Jennifer Pariser, testified that "when an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Copying a song you bought is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy,' " she said.
The
RIAA's website says, "
If you make unauthorized copies of copyrighted music recordings, you’re stealing. You’re breaking the law, and you could be held legally liable for thousands of dollars in damages."
The RIAA doesn't believe in fair use; it thinks all copies must be licensed or they're against the law.