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Old 02-17-2010, 01:09 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by thename View Post
We, as normal humans, believe ripping a CD to our computer and copying it to an iPod is fair use. The RIAA believes that this enables listening to it in two places at once (you're out listening and a housemate is home listening) which should (to them) require the purchase of 2 copies. Your copying to allow this, then, connotes "stealing 1 copy." The DMCA (having been largely authored by these folks) largely agrees and definitely agrees if said content is laden with DRM.
You're mixing things together that are separate. Ripping CDs has nothing to do with the DMCA or DRM. Therefore your scenario above doesn't exist.

As far as the RIAA claiming that copying CDs for personal use is illegal, the RIAA has long since reversed their position on that. You're talking about claims they were making back in 2007.
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