On 29 Jan 2005, at 8:20 PM, Greg Sharp wrote:
Legally as far as Australia is concerned just about every person who
owns an
iPod is a criminal if you copy music to it. Any law that is so unjust
as to
make you or your kids a criminal just for copying music to an iPod
should be
fought to the bitter end.
Is the apparent illegality of copying music to an iPod really a new
problem? We've been doing it for years copying vinyl and CDs to tapes
to protect the original or play them in the car. What about the rampant
use of the VCR?
I for one would support the replacement of an ineffective copyright law
with one which is practical. Surely you should have the right to copy a
sound or video recording you have purchased to another device to play
it back to yourself.
Changing the law can't be that difficult. What about a political
campaign to press for a change in the copyright laws?
Regards,
John Taylor
