Bill Burns;696366 Wrote: > But is it OK to download a pirated rip of an album if you own the vinyl? I've been pondering this very question myself. What would make sense to me (although probably not the RIAA) is:
You should be able to legally download a digital version of the same physical version that you already own, i.e. a rip of the vinyl if you own the vinyl. You have in fact already paid the performer, the songwriter, etc. for their work. In that scenario, the person who did the rip is merely saving you the time of ripping it yourself. However, that download would have to be through a method that is NOT peer-to-peer file sharing, because peer-to-peer means that you'd be re-sharing it with others who do not necessarily have any rights to possess the music. If the version you download is a remaster, i.e. a different master than the one you own, payment for the work of the remastering engineer is the missing piece. As far as I know, remastering engineers do not get paid a royalty per copy, just a flat fee for doing the job. So the loss of revenue for the engineer would be indirect rather than direct, and the record company would be more reluctant to produce and offer remasters in the future. -- TiredLegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
