Dogberry2 wrote: > Copyright law is a morass of contradictions, inconsistencies, > inequities, and foolishness, to which no one can rightly claim full > understanding. Even so-called specialists in copyright law are often > confused and uncertain about what they can, and cannot, make stand up in > court. That's why so many cases that do get to court receive so much > press and so much speculation, and drag on through so many arguments. If > it were straightforward, there would be few questions and cases would be > clear-cut. And that's all just within a single nation's system of > jurisprudence; across international boundaries the mess becomes even > messier. > > So asking "is this legal?" is like asking "how high is up?" Nobody > really knows, but lots of people will be happy to assert an opinion and > claim it as the actual, factual, philosophical and legal truth. The only > sensible response is what Dylan's song says: "Anything's legal, as long > as you don't get caught." Using a little common sense, copying or > recording only for your own use and not trying to go into business > selling bootlegs, leaves it pretty unlikely anyone will notice or bother > you. Making a big deal out of it and openly waving it around or making > money from it increases the likelihood that A) someone will notice, and > B) someone will decide to "make an example of you", for their own > political, professional, or financial gain. Surely I'm not the only one > who remembers how Napster started?
Well said. The original question's answer is still YES. Recording software IS legal. It was and is a stupid question. Is what you do with it legal ? is the sensible question which you have answered most eloquently. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) -> Topping TP20 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106637 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
