Re:Fair use? (Score 1)

note this not a direct reply to the above message, only observations about fair use

The industry responds that fair use of music does not include the right to make entire backup CDs, and that consumers will still be able to make cassette copies.

So we are not allowed the make full back up of cds. This is new information to me, but on the other hand though I am always curious about copywrite I have never looked up the details. In my opinnion this is an issue that should be debated in court, but on here is good enough for now. Seeing how I do not have the right to make a backup (copy) of the information on the CD, then obvious I don't own the data, it not mine (even to the extend the licence I get allows me that being personal use). I own a round piece of plastic. I believe the "industry" are incorrect in their interrupation.

To understand the present one must understand the past. In the old days song writer never got paid unless they were comissioned by royality. Performing the music was what was important. In the oral tradition freely sharing the songs were the only way the songs could surive. When sheet music started being created on a large scale, the copy write laws enable the write of the piece to recieve payment when the music was purchased to be played. (but would a band playing a song they just happen to know be arrested for such a act?). Since the age of recorded music, copywrite hasn't been working so well. The purpose of copywrite is to get money to the people writing and performing the music so that they may survive at such a living. I'm not sure how things should be fixed to work, but I know the DMCA isn't the asnwer. Performer are still paid when they perform, but not it has become more like marketing for sale for recordings. The freedom of an oral tradition is now illegal.

I only listen to CDs on a computer. I also use my computer to DJ. This replaces buying very expensive CD decks. This idea put that into new method of DJ into jepordy. I can buy CD but I get pitch shift them on my computer because I can't rip them. (note DJ has all sorts of fun copy writing questions)

If Pride thinks his music will not show up on the internet, well he is crazy. With in a hour of the release of the copy-protected CD the music will be online by someone recording through the line on their computer. Then that one version will be copied and copied, not else needs to do any work what so ever.

So CDs will be replaced with "secure" devices in the future (ahem like DVDs which work great for business but screw the freedom of opensource ... see oral tradition). Well please view this artical found in Discover Mag. Which paints the future we find ourselves heading to faster and faster.

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