[postaldave]

i must be a pirate then eventhough i only have my own purchased music.

example. if you purchase the velvet revolver album, M$ allows that CD to PLANT A VIRUS ON YOUR COMPUTER so that you can't copy it. now that was easy enough to work around but that is not the point.

the point is YOU are calling ME a pirate because WE disagree on fair use in copyright law.

would you support a copyright law that said
"if you buy my album you can't vote for a republican"

you REALLY need to know where you stand on that before giving free ticket to the copyright lawyers.

[rivercat]

would you support a copyright law that said "if you buy my album you can't vote for a republican"

That is an absurd assertion on your part. It has nothing to do with the use of the CD or its content. If some idiot company were to issue such a copyright, then I would not buy it (even though that copyright probably wouldn't hold up in court). If they can live without selling their product to me and others like me, then more power to them.