From: J. Coon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: MD: It's that time again (the AHRA and copying)
> Maybe I missed something here. Isn't that what we have been talking
> about? Making recordings for our own use.
No, this started off as a debate about trading MDs, to which the point was
argued that trading MDs which are copies of CDs is illegal... and off we all
went.
> I want to use my minidisc
> recorder to record my band practices, stuff off the radio, stuff I have
> on CDs that are too big to carry in my pocket or have some tracks that I
> don't like, make composite recordings, copy training cassettes so they
> are easier to use than on a crumby tape recorder.
Actually, the issue covers recording in general, not just MD. I doubt you
will find anything that says you can't record your own stuff, that would
just be plain stupid. It would be illegal for an artist to ever record a CD
to sell in the first place if this were the case!
> Now another question comes up. Since most of my recording is of my
> band practice with a microphone, I want to make a copy of the original
> so it doesn't get messed up, and edit the copy and arrange the tracks in
> a nice order. Now I can't make a digital copy of my own recording
> because of that stupid SCMS crap I am forced to deal with. Also, when I
> buy my MD blanks, I have to pay a fee just in case I happen to record
> someone's CD. Now that is crap.
In this case you don't need an SCMS compliant device at all, actually it's a
hindrance as you are finding. You can copy your won work as much as like and
in any way you like - you are the copyright owner! You have the exclusive
right to copy!
Paying the tax for you recording your own stuff is stupid, but that's hard
luck, blame the people who keep breaking the law, it's their fault the tax
was ever added.
Magic
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"Creativity is more a birthright than an acquisition, and the power of sound
is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration."
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