Comments on: “People should just buy a cd and rip it”

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By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:37:12 +0000

It seems copyright law is failing to do what it is supposed to do. I don’t know how ripping for personal use would in any way affect the artists’ incentive to be creative. In fact the ability to do so increases the utility of the CD in the first place - thereby increasing demand and therfore increasing reward to the artist.

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:07:21 +0000

Roger - not only that but the RIAA say that it is illegal to do so in the US as well!

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:39:03 +0000

ASFAIK it is illegal in Ireland to rip/tape a CD for your own personal use to, say, playback on a mp3 player / walkman without sharing it with anyone.

By: Branedy

Branedy — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:29:44 +0000

I’d buy a movie of that look on Gate’s face as he saw the Mac’s

By: refize

refize — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:15:09 +0000

Just buy DRM free mp3s from site like iomoio com