[SATLUG] RIAA sues man for copying his own CD's

[Justin Burdette]

I know they've sued people who don't even own computers... The
deceased can't be far behind.

Justin



On 12/31/07, Sean I <siffland at nerdshack.com> wrote:
> On 12/31/07, John Chalinder <argiod at bresnan.net> wrote:
> >
> > This whole issue really sucks. I rip music to my laptop from CDs I LEGALLY
> > PURCHASE in order not to damage the disk during travel. It also reduces
> > the
> > amount of physical stuff I have to carry around with me while travelling.
> > Can
> > you imagine having to either carry several hundred music CDs with you
> > every
> > time you travel; or, conversely, having to pay for each piece of music
> > twice
> > just to be able to have all your music collection with you when you
> > travel? I
> > don't mind supporting artists and the studios; I do object to having to
> > support what I consider to be crooked lawyers in what I consider to be
> > frivolous lawsuits. Give a lawyer enough rope and he'll hang us all.
>
>
> You know I might not even mind buying music online if they presented it in
> say flac or (I cannot believe i am saying this) wma, or some other lossless
> codec and maybe a cue sheet with the option to burn.  But why would I pay a
> buck a song (no i really do not know how much they actually cost online) for
> an mp3 file, can i hear the difference, maybe not, do i know the difference
> , unfortunately (maybe ignorance IS bliss).  But regardless by the time I
> pay for an entire album online I can get it for damn near the same price on
> eBay and rip it myself and know it was done right the way i wanted it (or
> wrong and have no one to blame but myself).  Maybe the RIAA instead of
> shunning allofmp3.com should have looked at their business model and ran
> with it, just think you pull up an album tell them what songs you want, what
> format, and what bit rate, and a penny a song.  Even if they have to sell
> for about a quarter a song they would still make mad cash.  Sorry I am still
> at work and I had to rant about the stupid RIAA, just wait til they try to
> serve a dead person with illegally downloading music.
>
> Sean
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