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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror
According to the RIAA, this is the biggest issue. Technically, you don't have a "legal right" to transfer a CD to your computer, but this "won't usually raise concern", as long as you are not sharing copies with others.
My brother-in-law is a professional musician (granted, he's neither rich nor famous), and I'm pretty sure he considers it a job. One he loves and is passionate about, but a job nonetheless.
Well OK, the artist does get some on record sales, but probably not as much as people think. It's a complicated system.
It sounds like you do...  |
The RIAA is hardly an impartial source. They spend millions on lobbyists to buy off politicians to write the rules their way while nobody represents the consumer.
Fair use is only one of many limitations, exceptions, and defenses to copyright infringement. For instance, the Audio Home Recording Act establishes that it is legal in some circumstances to make copies of audio recordings for non-commercial personal use. See USC 17.10.1008, amended by the Audio Home Recording Act.