Comment Borrowing CDs from your local public library (Score 0) 230
I have frequently borrowed audio CDs from my local public library and ripped them onto my home PC. (Often, those CDs are shipped from other libraries that are part of the local network). Am I infringing on any copyrights? I do not upload those mp3s using any file-sharing software. Its strictly for my personal use. If I'm not infringing on any copyrights, why doesn't everyone do the same thing - borrow CDs from your local public library and rip them.
I would argue that by ripping those CDs to my home computer, I can avoid requesting those CDs from other libraries in the neighborhood (every-time I want to hear the same CD) thereby saving the library (and hence the taxpayer) money on transportation costs. Additionally, it reduces the amount of processing the library has to do.
I would argue that by ripping those CDs to my home computer, I can avoid requesting those CDs from other libraries in the neighborhood (every-time I want to hear the same CD) thereby saving the library (and hence the taxpayer) money on transportation costs. Additionally, it reduces the amount of processing the library has to do.
