[Publius Valerius]

That library has hundreds of music CDs that can be borrowed and ripped to a file on my computer. I can then use those files without paying the artist or publisher.

That would actually be copyright infringement. But nice try.

[BigBobber]

That library has hundreds of music CDs that can be borrowed and ripped to a file on my computer. I can then use those files without paying the artist or publisher.

That would actually be copyright infringement. But nice try.,

It's not copyright infringement if I rip my own CD, so why is it copyright infringement if I rip a loaned CD?

Even if I only listen to the library CD, I have less incentive to buy the CD, thereby depriving the of publisher income. Logically, there is no difference between a public libray and what Mr. Tennenbaum was doing.