[antiRepublicrat]

That's why, if you run over your discs with a steamroller, you have to buy new CDs instead of getting free replacements - you don't own the music, just a piece of plastic and a license to listen.

That's where an interesting question pops in. If you bought a license to the music, then the medium is irrelevant -- you bought a license and can listen to it. So you still have that right if the medium is destroyed. But they don't want you replacing music where the medium was destroyed without buying another license. The copyright cartel likes to have it both ways as far as restrictions on the consumer are concerned: you only bought a license, and you only bought the medium.

[kevkrom]

That's where an interesting question pops in. If you bought a license to the music, then the medium is irrelevant -- you bought a license and can listen to it. So you still have that right if the medium is destroyed. But they don't want you replacing music where the medium was destroyed without buying another license. The copyright cartel likes to have it both ways as far as restrictions on the consumer are concerned: you only bought a license, and you only bought the medium.

This is where "fair use" comes in, allowing you to make archival copies in case the originals are destroyed. When my kid is old enough to be allowed to put DVDs or CDs into the player by himself, I guarantee you it will be with a copy, not an original, just in case it gets scratched or otherwise damaged.

[general_re]

Yes. I am of the opinion that perhaps the law should be tweaked in this respect ;)