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Originally Posted by junkml
I wasn't going to get into this discussion, but I have a question about your opinion about converting from one format to another.
Format shifting has been accepted as fair use here in the states for a few decades now. So, when people would shift formats from Vinyl to Cassette, or even CD to cassette, they were creating a new copy of a song. Again, this has been accepted as fair use in the states for quite some time.
Why should the rules change for a file on an electronic device? Whether digital or analog, a new copy exists. Why is it okay for analog, but not digital? (assuming that it is done for private use, not for distribution)
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I'm sure that it
is accepted as bring OK for private use. The original question (quite a way back now) was whether one could change the format of an eBook in order to re-sell it to someone. That's what I'm saying you can't do, any more than you can, say, buy a commercial music CD, copy it to cassette, and then sell someone that cassette.
Format shifting for private use I have absolutely no issues with whatsoever. From a purely practical viewpoint, any laws "prohibiting" it would be completely unenforcable.