the sad part is ... they WOULD! On 3/14/07, Edward Fultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have any intention of asking what I can do with my own music. If > they don't like it let them sue me and the millions of others who are using > the music they purchased. > > Edward Fultz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (978) 807-4225 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Lax > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:47 PM > Subject: RE: [Treo] No more internet radio? > > > You're both right actually. Fair use - along with the Digital Millenium > copyright act - provide some reasonable ways for you to listen to your > music. However, since you are purchasing a license to the content (not the > content itself) a provider can specifically deny or limit how/where you can > listen to your music. Thus, copying a CD to your PC (not all of your > friends) is okay. Copying that to your MP3 player is okay. However, if the > vendor lists only specific MP3 players it can be played on than that's it - > but if they 'suggest' MP3 players that's different. Bottom line - if you're > not sure, ASK. You may find out it's okay to put it onto your particular > MP3 player or if you tell them what you have they may add it to their > 'approved' list. > > Ah, the joys of digital rights management.. Anybody for a long, slow root > canal? At least with that you get some decent pain meds. > > Mike > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig > Froehle > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] No more internet radio? > > On 3/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:edward.fultz%40comcast.net> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:edward.fultz%40comcast.net> > wrote: > > You bought the music. From my understanding the "fair use" laws allow > > you to use it as you desire so long as you don't rent it, copy it for > sale, etc. > > No, you may think you did, but you didn't actually purchase the > _music_. You merely purchased a license to listen to the content on > the medium you paid for. In a nutshell, you bought packaging and the > music company agreed to let you listen to what's in that packaging as > long as you don't copy/modify/distribute it beyond that packaging. > That's what has so many people fed up with "buying" music -- the > companies aren't selling us what we really think we're buying (or want > to buy).
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