Re:OK for me, but not for you. (Score 1)

I agree. Lars mentions that it is ok to bootleg tapes and copies of live performances. If I borrowed a vinyl record and made copies of it on tape that is ok. He is concerned with 1st generation digital recordings. If I make a copy using "less than CD quality" then that would be ok? It is not the same right? Less than the perfect digital quality? I feel that if I go to work and work for 1 hour I get paid for that hour. Artists should get paid for their work. But if I buy a CD I now own it. I feel I should be able to do as I please with it. Can I buy a Metallica CD and loan it to a friend and he burns a copy. Is that ok?