On 27/03/2011 18:28, Keith G wrote:

"Rob" wrote


I went to watch some live music on Saturday. Bit left field for me
(jazz) but thoroughly enjoyed the experience, bought a CD at the
venue, copied the CD, gave the CD away to someone else I thought might
enjoy the music. I just don't see who gets hurt in that type of
process. Perhaps you're saying I should have asked for money, and then
tracked down the performer and passed on whatever fee I'd managed to
negotiate? And relied on the performer to ensure everything went to
the people it should go to? Or lent the CD, and made clear that it
must be returned after a period (3 weeks?). Or I should simply have
put the CD away in the cellar, and carried it with me for the rest of
my time, or until I securely deleted the stored copy?

Can you give me a practical steer here? I don't know quite what you're
saying.


I think one thing that comes out of all this is that if you do rip a CD
and give the original away (to anybody or any organisation) you had
better not mention it here - as it seems to me it might be 'unsafe' so
to do! ;-)


Yes - getting a bit bored with self-incrimination! Not that I have
distributed copyrighted material etc etc.

Makes the question 'Have you finished with that newspaper?' look like
someone intends to diminish Mr Murdock's personal fortune by his share
of the price of that paper, does it not? How many times could that paper
be passed along for free before it was considered a problem? How many
times could that paper be passed along for say 'half price' before it
was considered a problem?

Quite!

Rob