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Sony BMG thinks ripping your own CD is a crime

Flag As Inappropriatejarkko submitted by jarkko (verified representative for dotherightthing.com) over 2 years ago about Sony

While Universal and EMI have recently embraced the selling of DRM-free music on the internet, Sony BMG seems to be heading in the exactly opposite direction. ars technica reports about a court hearing where a Sony BMG anti-piracy lawyer says copying a song from a cd to your iPod is nothing less than stealing:

Gabriel asked if it was wrong for consumers to make copies of music which they have purchased, even just one copy. Pariser replied, “When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song.” Making “a copy” of a purchased song is just “a nice way of saying ‘steals just one copy’,” she said.

This makes me sad.

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skyking
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U cant copy your own CD?? Wrong Planet for these guys & Co. Dumb move.

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jarkko
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Now even Washington Post and BoingBoing have picked up the story. The latter has fun comparisons of what the Sony spokeswoman said and what was previously on RIAA’s website (but what is now removed from the site):

“If you choose to take your own CDs and make copies for yourself on your computer or portable music player, that’s great. It’s your music and we want you to enjoy it at home, at work, in the car and on the jogging trail.”

posted by jarkko (verified representative for dotherightthing.com) over 2 years ago

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