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Originally Posted by thename
The fact that the RIAA has given up on CD ripping doesn't mean they changed their mind, just that they decided it wasn't worth pursuing
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No, they actually released public statements saying that they don't believe CD ripping is illegal. It's not that they just stopped claiming it in court, they came out and basically said "we were wrong". The second half of the following quote is in reference to the case you linked to earlier.
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Speaking to NPR, RIAA president Cary Sherman flatly said "the story is just wrong." Sherman went on to say that the RIAA hasn't ever prosecuted anyone for ripping or copying for personal use, and that the only issue in the Jeffrey Howell case was -- as always -- sharing files on Kazaa. Perhaps most interestingly, Sherman directly addressed the "ripping is just a nice way of saying 'steals one copy'" comment made by Sony BMG's anti-piracy counsel in the Jammie Thomas case, saying that the attorney "misspoke," and that neither Sony BMG or the RIAA agreed with that position.
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