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Hi All,
I’ve just found this article in my inbox.
http://www.macuser.co.uk/?news/news_story.php?id=83570
(hope it works, I'm not very good with links!)
It seems that the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is changing it’s stance regarding what it believes is “fare use” of CD’s. It looks like the RIAA now believes that copying music you have purchased onto your ipod is illegal.
I have generally supported the introduction of DRM technology, as I believe that companies and artists have to protect their investment. I never buy copied CD’s (despite living in a country where they are rampant and cost around 2 pounds MAX), don’t let others copy my music library and never download illegally from the net. But I also never listed to CD’s directly, I always copy them to itunes and then listen to them on my ipod of through my stereo using a wireless link. It now seems that the RIAA want to make me a criminal. I find this truly disgusting.
I’m amazed that these fools don’t realise the harm they are doing to their own cause. Many people already don’t consider illegally copying to be a crime, this kind of action only reinforces peoples view that they are being ripped off and therefore have the right to steal music. This action may even push legal users into the illegal market, hey if the RIAA think I’m a criminal I may as well live up to their expectations
DRM is a good thing, but it must be balanced with the some consumer rights. I only hope the RIAA is told to get lost by the US courts and that the EU or UK government takes a more consumer led approach.
Does anyone have any idea of whether the RIAA are likely to be successful in enforcing this change of stance, or how it will effect us in Europe?
Cheers
I’ve just found this article in my inbox.
http://www.macuser.co.uk/?news/news_story.php?id=83570
(hope it works, I'm not very good with links!)
It seems that the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is changing it’s stance regarding what it believes is “fare use” of CD’s. It looks like the RIAA now believes that copying music you have purchased onto your ipod is illegal.
I have generally supported the introduction of DRM technology, as I believe that companies and artists have to protect their investment. I never buy copied CD’s (despite living in a country where they are rampant and cost around 2 pounds MAX), don’t let others copy my music library and never download illegally from the net. But I also never listed to CD’s directly, I always copy them to itunes and then listen to them on my ipod of through my stereo using a wireless link. It now seems that the RIAA want to make me a criminal. I find this truly disgusting.
I’m amazed that these fools don’t realise the harm they are doing to their own cause. Many people already don’t consider illegally copying to be a crime, this kind of action only reinforces peoples view that they are being ripped off and therefore have the right to steal music. This action may even push legal users into the illegal market, hey if the RIAA think I’m a criminal I may as well live up to their expectations
DRM is a good thing, but it must be balanced with the some consumer rights. I only hope the RIAA is told to get lost by the US courts and that the EU or UK government takes a more consumer led approach.
Does anyone have any idea of whether the RIAA are likely to be successful in enforcing this change of stance, or how it will effect us in Europe?
Cheers
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