On 29/03/2011 16:16, David Looser wrote:
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More or less utterly bonkers.

Err.... no it wasn't. It may conflict with your POV, but that doesn't make
it "utterly bonkers"..


No, there's rather more to it than that. Disagreeing with me is a mark
of a clear and agile mind.

I started all this regarding the legal position. The only thing I've
learned (from Arny) is that I'm not allowed to destroy the physical copy
and retain the electronic copy. I have to keep both or none at all.
Presumably that's written in statute, or maybe contract/case law.


Did you not just now state that you "know the legal position", it seems that
you don't. So just to make it clear under UK law (and in most other
jurisdictions) the "right to copy" belongs exclusively to the copyright
owner, who can decide who, if anyone, may make copies and under what
conditions. Until recently the standard position of the bodies who
administer recorded music copyright on behalf of the owners was that no
copying was allowed at all without specific, written permission (that is
still the position of the film industry with regard to DVD/Bluray). Because
of the advent of mp3 players and the like the industry now permits copying
to such a device, as long as you have a paid-for copy (either physical or
download). That is the industry's decision, using a right that copyright law
gives them.


Yes, I know the spirit, although not admittedly as well versed as you.
As I say, I didn't know about the need to keep the paid for copy in
physical form - I came clean on that at about line three of this thread.
There's no need to keep restating it! But you can if you like, obviously.

Rob