http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/02/recording_industry_says_ripping_cds_to_computer_is_illegal/
A follow up to the previous article. This guy shared files but the record industry is trying to add on the fact that converting CD to MP3 is illegal. It will be an interesting case, but hopefully ripping MP3 for your own use will be OK. The record industry said previously on their web site that that was OK. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Stephen Russell wrote: > On Jan 2, 2008 5:21 PM, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The law doesn't allow for that, except for punitive >> damages, which usually aren't awarded except in >> egregious cases. >> >> If your neighbor's kid breaks your window, you can't >> sue for pain and suffering, or to provide a deterrent >> to prevent him from breaking it again. You can only >> sue for the cost of replacing the window. >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Back to the music files. They were placed on a shared drive I thought? Was > that shared at the university, or just for the family? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
