Website review: RIAA: Those CD rips of yours are s...
AlphaArietis discovered this in Internet
•6 reviews since Dec 11, 2007
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AlphaArietis discovered 8 months ago- From the page: "Those MP3 and AAC files that you've ripped from your CD collection are still "unauthorized copies" in the eyes of the recording industry."
- AvangionQ rated 8 months ago
- The RIAA is insane - is it any wonder that they are so hated on the worldwide internet community? Don't they understand that they're getting their own consumer base stacked up against them, just looking for alternate means of getting around their DRM's and antiquated laws.
- ElForko rated 8 months ago
- "At least the recording industry is consistent. Last year, during the triennial review of the DMCA by the US Copyright Office, the record labels made the case that although consumers could freely and easily make copies of music on CDs, doing so is not explicitly authorized by the labels. Since they have not expressly authorized copying--even for the purposes of making backups--the ability to make copies should not be mistaken for fair use."
Fuck that. If I choose to buy a CD from those greedy bastards then I'll do whatever I want with it (short of p2p sharing, then they can object). - "At least the recording industry is consistent. Last year, during the triennial review of the DMCA by the US Copyright Office, the record labels made the case that although consumers could freely and easily make copies of music on CDs, doing so is not explicitly authorized by the labels. Since they have not expressly authorized copying--even for the purposes of making backups--the ability to make copies should not be mistaken for fair use."
- xroadie rated 8 months ago
- Of course the record industry has to assert their rights over their product. Otherwise, they will lose any rights at all. It doresn't mean they will sue an individual for owning them, just if they are available for file sharing.
- DannyAndNina rated 8 months ago
- Oh, the music industry! You're so cute!
- Teeg rated 8 months ago
- From the page: After several years of litigation and nearly 30,000 lawsuits, making a copy of a CD you bought for your own personal usage is still a concept that the recording industry is apparently uncomfortable with. During the Jammie Thomas trial this fall, the head of litigation from Sony BMG testified that she believed that ripping your own CDs is stealing. When asked by the RIAA's lead counsel whether it was wrong for consumers to make copies of CDs they have purchased, Jennifer Pariser replied in the negative. "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song," said Pariser. Making "a copy" of a song you own is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'," according to Pariser.
