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Originally Posted by thename
While I agree with your intentions (fair use, ownership, etc.), the letter of the law says the latter is a violation and is--by most accepted definitions of the word--illegal and, therefore, a crime regardless of whether it's victimless or not. Now, it's entirely possible there's an esoteric definition of "crime" that demands a "victim" but the RIAA proved (and a judge, unfortunately, affirmed) that copying a CD is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'" |
This simply does not add up. You would be stealing from yourself. It would be like taking a dollar bill from my right pocket and putting in my left pocket, and claiming a theft occurred. That is just nonsense.