krochat wrote: > So, what exactly is "piracy" vs fair use, especially for material you've > already purchased in a different format?
IANAL, and I can't define fair use. But it is a well documented fact that much of the profits of the music industry in the late 80s and 90s was selling the same old music in a new format. I know I bought hundreds of CDs of music I had on vinyl. It was a good time to be a record label. Before the CD gold mine, being a record label was a lot like being a Venture Capitalist. You invested in 100 deals, and lost money on 90, broke even on 9, and made a fortune on 1. So the labels had a legitimate claim that they had to make lots of money off the megasellers to cover the costs of all the flops. With the gold mine, they just minted money on old acts, and I believe they lost their ear for finding new talent. Now, neither the record labels or the VC like the old model, they want 80% hits. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
