jasenj1 Wrote: > Since SlimDevice's product depends on copying CDs (and other sources) to > computers, I think this opinion from the RIAA that such copying is not > "fair use" is rather relevant to those of us with Squeezeboxes.
It's probbaly more of a reaction to Apple and the success they have had at taking the consumer relationship away from the record companies. As someone else pointed out, the RIAA are doing their job and representing business interests, not moral issues. I'm sure they would like to take it to the level that every person who listens to a piece of music needs to pay, rather like going to the cinema. The sad thing is that most people, including me, are happy to pay for their music. What they aren't happy about is being treated as criminals, which is what is happening. I don't like copy protection because it affects audio quality and more importantly labels me as a thief before I have committed any crime. As for the RIAA arguing that backups aren't necessary because you can always buy another copy, how does that fit with their other policy of selling limited editions CDs? Or deleting CDs from obscure artists because they don't sell in the millions? Paul -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21174 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
