On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 13:03, Slosh wrote: > This is probably splitting hairs, but isn't it legal to have an mp3 of a > song that you own on an unpirated CD?
I think (IMO) that it is legal to posess an MP3 of a track that you own, regardless of the media it is stored on. This is completely the opposite of what the RIAA believe (their stance is basically "you bought the LP, you bought the tape, you bought the CD, you need to go and buy the minidisk version if you want it on MD.") What do you buy when you purchase a tape of music (for example) A hunk of plastic and iron oxide? Or do you buy a non-exclusive licence to listen to a collection of tracks? Can one transfer such licences from a tape to a CD?
