You can burn then rip. I agree that there are legal issues. But it's also so time consuming to burn to cd and then rip to files that I couldn't be bothered. A 280 page book took up around 10 cd's. It takes a while to burn each one and then just as long to rip them. The files are already transferable to any portable device you might want so I just don't see the point. File management is time consuming enough as it is! Cheers, Peter
On 3/25/09, Bruce Toews <br...@ogts.net> wrote: > It says you shall not modify or disassemble the content. > > Bruce > > On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > >> I'm not sure this is true. I may not be able to interpret all of the legal >> >> jargon, but I think Audible's terms and conditions plus "fair use" in the >> US >> would allow you to convert Audible books into another format for your own >> personal use. >> >> Audible's terms and conditions at >> http://www.audible.com/adbl/faqs/terms.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes say the >> following: >> >> 6. Grants of Licenses >> >> a. Audible Content License. When you "clickout" or otherwise "purchase" >> (referred to herein, collectively as "Purchase") Audible Content from the >> Audible Service, Audible grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, >> non-transferable license to download or stream such Audible Content to >> your >> computer and/or >> your Device(s) solely for your personal non-commercial use. You shall not >> copy, reproduce, distribute or use the Audible Content in any other >> manner. >> You shall not sell, transfer, lease, modify, distribute or publicly >> perform >> the Audible Content in any manner and you shall not exploit it >> commercially. >> Do not (A) decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Audible Content >> or >> attempt to do so; or (B) modify the Audible Content or create any >> derivative >> works therefrom. This license to the Audible Content you Purchase will >> continue for as long as your copy of Audible Content exists pursuant to >> and >> in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. >> >> In doing some searching on the web, there are quite a few sites that say >> converting Audible books to MP3 is legal in the US under "fair use" while >> others say that Audible's terms and conditions preclude doing this. I'm >> not >> sure that I've seen anything definitive on either side though. A lot of >> people say it's illegal without quoting any laws or T&C's, while others >> say >> it can't be illegal due to "fair use", but I'm not sure they understand >> "fair >> use" or not. For my part, I would think it is legal to convert and Audible >> >> file to MP3, but I would not give this MP3 file to anyone or place it >> anywhere where anyone else to get to it. If you do this, I doubt a law >> enforcement agency here in the US would go after you. >> >> Bruce Toews wrote: >>> It can't be legally done. The terms of service to which you agreed >>> prohibit it. >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Sylvia wrote: >>> >>> > Hi list, >>> > I recently joined Audible, and I wanted to find out if there are any >>> > programs that will allow you to convert Audible files to the mp3 >>> > format. >>> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. >>> > Sylvia. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> > >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >> >> > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
