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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Theoretically, I believe that what they're doing is illegal under US copyright law-assuming they don't have permission from the copyright holders to do so. In practical terms it seems unlikely anybody will bother to prosecute them, as long as they restrict themselves to albums that are not otherwise available.
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And it's this lack of practicality that led directly to treating every consumer as a criminal a priori: even though the laws are on the books, the technology now allows enforcement of said laws via the technology itself. Which, while it may seem to make sense initially, it actually steps on other consumer rights, such as the right to make a personal backup. Which is why the fight is now over DMCA exemptions, so reverse engineering DRM so one can make a personal copy of a DRM'd work is possible and legal.