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Re: Arrggh!
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Date: 
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:08:32 GMT
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mattdm@{IHateSpam}mattdm.org
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Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote:
Download?  For most of the MP3s that I want, that would be illegal.  So

Why would it be illegal to download an MP3 version of a CD you own, yet be
legal to rip your own? I mean, the whole point of digital media is that two
copies are exactly identical....


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  Re: Arrggh!
 
(...) Because in one case it's deemed fair use; in the other you're republishing the work. But I don't claim to understand the legal intricacies to really be able to explain this intelligently. However, since MP3.com was sued for this exact same (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Arrggh!
 
(...) Download? For most of the MP3s that I want, that would be illegal. So instead I rip my own -- now I can stream MP3s to work from home without people stealing my CDs any more. :) Not to mention how much easier it is to create playlists... Chris (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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