[BC] RIAA and Copying

[N0JAA at aol.com]

This was in Friday's "Patriot Post," quoting part of an article in  the 
Washington Post that appeared there Dec. 29... 

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"1. RIAA.  The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)  is fighting 
a losing battle against new technology distribution of audio  recordings by 
filing and winning lawsuits against people who "share" audio  files.  The logic 
is that they retain property rights prohibiting  distribution of the music.  
Last week, they upped the ante in a lawsuit  against a gentleman from Arizona, 
claiming that ripping music from legally  purchased CDs and storing that music 
on your personal computer is a violation of  their copyright agreement.  This 
is a staggering claim, one that will  destroy the IPod and MP3 industry as it 
exists today.  The law, as it  stands today, allows users to copy audio and 
video for their own purposes, and  as long as they do not sell or otherwise 
distribute the copies, the buyer can  change formats, record on other media, and 
otherwise use the copies as they see  fit.  A lot of us, who started out with 
LPs, copied them onto tape to  preserve the LPs over time.  The RIAA's claim, 
should it be upheld in  court, would be a reversal of numerous court findings 
over the years, and  eventually make any format conversion of audio and video 
illegal.  I do not  expect it to be upheld in court."
 
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Paul Gray.
 
 
 
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