[Jhoffa_]

I just love these threads..

"But, but.. It's supposed to be about the music.. "man" and my like, uh.. "RIGHT" to it and stuff. I have a god given right to steal this because I want it! I want it! Do you hear me? And it's so easy, it doesn't feel like stealing.. So, there! And if you don't like it, then something's wrong with you.. because like, everyone's doing it.. "man" And those recording people, like, have "too much" money "man" And, yeah.. I'm a Conservative. Conservatives steal too, right?"

[rs79bm]

But, but.. It's supposed to be about the music.. "man" and my like, uh.. "RIGHT" to it and stuff. I have a god given right to steal this because I want it!

Hypothetical: What if I went out and bought a couple dozen CD's, and converted all those to MP3 format on my home computer, because I like the ease of use of playing them on my Real Audio or Windows media player. (Keep in mind that I bought these CD's). Subsequently, I now have about 80 MP3's on my home computer, which I made from the twelve CD's I purchased. Now, here's my point that would hold up in court anyday: If I can show proof that I own these CD's, then how can the RIAA sue me for liability damages? I don't think they can. Let's bring up another point. What if I downloaded a certain song from a sharing program, or what have you, listened to the song, and then went out and bought the CD. Would the RIAA disapprove of this?

[kinghorse]

How is this kind of music copying different from the thing I did as a kid, using reel to reel tape recorder to record songs off the radio? I then replayed them over and over. So the quality of the copy is better now. Is that my fault?

[John Lenin]

And if everybody is a criminal, who is going to respect the law ?