On 3/14/07, Michael Lax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thus, copying a CD to your PC (not all of your > friends) is okay. Copying that to your MP3 player is okay.
Michael, IANAL, but I'm fairly sure neither of those are considered legal under "fair use" guidelines since the consumer is NOT merely making a copy, but actually transforming the content into another format. While making a duplicate CD would be considered "fair use" (under the archival back-up provision), ripping the original CD to MP3/WMA would not be. Furthermore, if the CD has any anti-duplication technology at all, circumventing it automatically puts the consumer at odds with the DMCA. Or is there an authoritative reference that provides more accurate interpretation of this situation? If so, I'd love to read it! :-) - Craig
