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Comment Why can libraries lend CD's legally? (Score 1) 371

by pennguin on Monday August 18, 2003 @01:19PM (#6723790) Attached to: Ask a Music Producer/Publicist About Filesharing and the RIAA

Any number of users can borrow a CD any number of times from a library that has only purchased a single copy of the CD. If I rip the CD to an MP3 / AAC file, the author receives no more or less income than if I borrowed it repeatedly from the library. Comments?

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