[update] Welcome, readers from BlogRunner. Consider making a donation to my bail if this all goes badly ;-)
Record Industry Goes After Personal Use — “In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.” Which would make Apple and iTunes massive co-conspirators for asking me if I want to import the contents of a music CD every time I insert one. But I note the RIAA hasn’t sued them, just us little guys.
2 Comments
> “… the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.”
If this ridiculous notion survives the legal challenges, I will never buy another CD. And just who’s interest would that serve? Certainly not that of the RIAA.
Truly my “WTF?” moment of the day.
It looks unlikely to bear much scrutiny, as the RIAA cartel’s attorneys have admitted that listening to purchased music on some other device is legal in previous cases.
Greedy, grasping, covetous rascals they are . . .
Post a Comment