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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Hollow threats - in Canada at least. It is still within your right of fair use to backup, etc. for personal use. Even if it means cracking the DRM.
In the US they have a beautiful piece of law in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that the studios and record companies have tried to get the government to push through here. It would open the door for huge fines and lawsuits for using your own purchased media for personal use.
Isn't ironic that someone like Rathji, who has spent thousands of dollars on DVDs, would be in the crosshairs of the industry? Sue the paying customer... nice.
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We're of the same mind on this one. I have a collection of (roughly) 600 CD's and converted them all to digital for use on my iPoood. I can't imagine an industry wanting to sue me (a cash cow with too much money) because I only paid them once.
Even the 'paid them once' is actually baloney. Much of the collection (50%??) has been bought previously in either cassette, vinyl or both formats prior to CDs. I mean seriously, I've bought the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, etc at least twice.