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Originally Posted by zacheryjensen
It is not illegal in the USA, because CD's do not have copy protection. What makes stripping DRM illegal in the USA is the DMCA which prohibits circumvention of copy protection measures. Again, CDs do not have DRM. So long as your copy is only for personal use, it's covered, and that has been tested in court. So if you live somewhere not in the USA, I can't speak to your laws. However, I wouldn't be surprised if you think it's illegal and it's not really. Many people would be led to believe it's illegal to rip a CD for your music collection in the US by the RIAA when it's definitely not.
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im in the Uk and yes format shifting is illegal!
its being looked at currently, but still illegal for now.
Not that they actuall;y actively chase and prosecute people for ripping their own CD's so teh risk is at least minimal.