Re: Messed UP!
Good points. I'm guessing that if someone wanted to make a case, anyone with vinyl or tapes is in serious trouble for digitizing and putting them on a CD/DVD or on a iPod. Or just copying vinyl to tape.
The problem with the law isn't the law. It's the lawmakers who make the laws and the industry lobbyists who push (err... pay) for the laws.
The industry has finally got enough lobbying efforts (and the tech) to stop us from copying what we purchased. Basically, right now, they tell us we're "renting" it and that if we want another copy for say, the car, to buy one.
There were pirates and lots of them, back in the 4-track/8-track days duping both vinyl to tape and tape to tape for sales in cut-rate stores. As I recall, at one point, the industry was all upset about video tape players and cd players being able to record broadcast TV. They lumped the average person who wanted a second personal copy or the ability to replay a favorite show into the same category as the professional pirates.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
