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filkertomSlashdot links to an EFF article about the RIAA's assertion that ripping CDs to iPods is not fair use.
Okay, straight-up: Who here thinks the RIAA has a valid point? If you want to get into the larger issue of copy protection and artist royalties 'n' stuff, that's fine (you all know how I feel). But do you believe that digitally ripping CD audio to another format, for playing on another device, is wrong?
Update: I just wanted to say how proud I am of all of you -- not merely for your thoughtful comments and your concerns for the artists vs. the concerns of the RIAA, but of how well you have grasped what they seem completely incapable of grasping. See, the question above should've included the phrase "... for your personal use only". But I never had to worry about that. You guys all get the difference between making a copy for every device in the house and making a copy for every friend on your FList. The RIAA doesn't.
Okay, straight-up: Who here thinks the RIAA has a valid point? If you want to get into the larger issue of copy protection and artist royalties 'n' stuff, that's fine (you all know how I feel). But do you believe that digitally ripping CD audio to another format, for playing on another device, is wrong?
Update: I just wanted to say how proud I am of all of you -- not merely for your thoughtful comments and your concerns for the artists vs. the concerns of the RIAA, but of how well you have grasped what they seem completely incapable of grasping. See, the question above should've included the phrase "... for your personal use only". But I never had to worry about that. You guys all get the difference between making a copy for every device in the house and making a copy for every friend on your FList. The RIAA doesn't.
