"David Looser" wrote in message
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On 22/03/2011 11:56, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Keith wrote in message


If you gave me a CD, I would rip it to disk (256K) and
give the CD to the local Heart Shop....

Copyright law violation noted.


Yes, there's a fella on another NG who does this, except he threatens a
little more than make a personal note!

He insisted I destroy all the CDs I'd ripped, rather than give to
charity. Not sure what he was threatening me with - never saw it through
to my knowledge at any rate.


Strictly speaking ripping a CD (or an LP for that matter) to a computer,
iPod etc. is a breach of copyright law. However the rights owners
recognise that with the advent of such media libraries people expect to be
able to rip music to them and have let it been known that they regard this
as permissible.

*However* they do expect people to have paid for the material they rip,
either by having bought the CD or LP or paying for a download. If you pass
the source media on to someone else they would expect you to delete the
rip. Not doing so is a clear breach of copyright law. Personally I think
that to be perfectly reasonable, ripping a CD and then passing it on is no
better than downloading without payment.


OK, how do you feel about having someone else in the room when you are
playing a CD *you* paid for? Do you think they should send a 'listening fee'
to the record company who released the CD?