Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
I'll download music, and then most of the time I will actually go out and buy the CD for the better quality version. This is the same for a lot of users and i'm sure if the RIAA looked at the statistics they would know that since the introduction of P2P sharing programs such as Kazaa that the record sales have been the highest in a long time.

Going by the idea that it is illegal to rip your own cd's depends on your own country's laws. I know here in Australia it is illegal, which also means there is NO point for MP3 players such as the IPOD. It is also still illegal in Australia to record television shows with a VCR. I quote from PCAuthority (Au July Edition):

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Leaving aside the debate on whether its 'right' or 'wrong', it is illegal to rip your CD collection to any digital format for any reason in Australia under the 1968 Copyright Act without first obtaining the copyright owner's permission.

Copyright law in the United States differs significantly from Australia in that many "domestic copying" activities which are legal in the United States are illegal in Australia..... they (Australians) may be under the mistaken belief that private non-commercial copying which is legal for an American is legal for an Australian.

Using your VCR to record a movie on TV tonight and watch it tomorrow night doesn't require a second thought. Except in Australia, doing that is illegal.

.. In Australia, due to the overly and unfairly restrictive "fair dealing" rights granted by the Copyright act, there are practically no legal uses for an MP3 player.

Article 2004, PC Authority

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Interesting, huh?

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Although with the IPod (overpriced I say) you got the Apple Music Download service where you pay like 99cents or something for 1 song.  There are several approaching launch in the UK (I think) but why should ppl pay 2 times for the same song?

Interesting thing Laws.  True story.  A student at Oxford University while taking final exams stopped halfway through & asked for a glass of Port.  They checked the rules and he IS allowed a glass of Port mid exam.  When he handed in his paper at the end the examiner ripped it up saying he wasn't wearing his sword.

Moral of the story:  Just because you got past 1 Law doesn't mean there aren't more, hidden Laws you don't know about.

Not being able to record TV, that's a bit of bummer ain't it.