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Re: Intellectual Property Question
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003 06:38:41 GMT
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richard marchetti wrote:
> Tom:
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> I suppose you realize you could just download these two songs, right?
Yes, I do, generally by installing software on my system that has no business being
on there, and often is exceedingly hard to later remove.
> The RIAA
> has specifically targeted uploaders, not downloaders. The theory is that it is
> possible to have a need, not unlike you own, that might make downloading a song
> a legitimate activity. Of course, hardly anyone could have a legitimate purpose
> in uploading the songs to possibly thousands of users.
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> If you acquire an MP3 of high enough quality you can "uncompress" or "decode"
> the song back into a raw audio format. I think that would be enough to support
> your stated needs.
Yes, I know, but I'd prefer CDA tracks, even if they are rather large. I'd rather
burn a exact copy than a compressed/decompressed copy.
> FWIW, I don't think I've ever tried copying raw CDA tracks as such. Most
> applications want to rip the tracks to wav or to encode them to another file
> format. Most cd-burning software will convert wav or MP3 to cda on the fly for
> the purpose of burning an audio disk.
Lots of burner programs will do direct burns of CDAs. I'm pretty sure one of the
programs I have will allow me to do an image of the bad CD, then copy in the good
track, then burn it. If not, I'll download one from somewhere.
> Getting back to the theory side of things...
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> ...But what if I already have a digital copy, doesn't the Music Industry seem to
> be
> suggesting that they have the right to keep making me buy different kinds of
> digital copies? Like your situation, Tom -- isn't the suggestion that since you
> didn't create a backup copy when you had the chance (i.e. when the CDs that have
> since become damaged were still in pristine condition), that you are now
> forbidden from obtaining such a backup from someone else?
I'd hope not. But if you think I'm going to write the record companies asking them
to replace my CD for free, since I already bought the license...I'm not THAT dense
;-)
--
Tom Stangl
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| Tom: I suppose you realize you could just download these two songs, right? The RIAA has specifically targeted uploaders, not downloaders. The theory is that it is possible to have a need, not unlike you own, that might make downloading a song a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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