[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?

[Jhoffa_]

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?

THAT'S what you're going to tell the judge?

Good Luck..

[wizzler]

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?

It's not different. Both are illegal.

The difference in terms of real-world consequences is that: (A) you were untraceable; and (B) you were one person making one copy. Today, of course, we have a worldwide network of millions copying and distributing a potentially infinite number of copyrighted works. In that sense, from the copyright holders' standpoint, it's a difference of degree.

A big difference of degree.