On 22/03/2011 12:35, David Looser wrote:
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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.


Yes, thanks, I knew all of that, with the exception of your moral position.

Rob