On Saturday 08 May 2010, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> On 08/05/10 22:01, weki wrote:
> > I know we are not in Spain ;-) but under the Spanish law you have the
> > right to do a private copy of any music or film you have bought . So I'm
> > not 100% sure but I think it should be the same here in England.
>
> It's not if what I have read on the subject is correct (note though, I
> am no expert on the topic). Technically I believe you are not even
> allowed to rip a CD you have purchased to create oggs for your media
> player. I can't imagine anyone getting prosecuted for it under the
> current regime, but it just goes to show how vulnerable we are when
> crappy bills become law now and the regime changes later on.
IANAL, but AFAIK, we have never been allowed to make copies of any media in
this country, whether it be for backup purposes or for format shifting. There
has been talk that this law would be brought line with the 21st Century and
the situation in other countries (as opposed to being rooted in 19th Century
values), to allow this for personal use only.
Instead, we got the disgusting Digital Economy Bill which took away rights
instead of granting them.
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