Ripping CDs To Computer Is Illegal

Krimson X · #36 01-03-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nupe10123

I would also bet that the CEO you mention has 'permission' to have the copy. Regardless of how easy it is or how common it is to make copies of the artistic work of others, it doesn't make it right or legal. Most artist are not rich (obviously many are, but not the majority), however, the economic means of the artist, record execs etc isn't the point. The point is that making copies of someones work is illegal.

Are you telling me that if I spend my $11.99 on a CD that I cannot transfer that data to my computer without sharing it with anyone else to be later transferred to my Ipod?

It is not entirely illegal to make copies of copyrighted work.

United States Code Annotated Currentness
Title 17. Copyrights (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright (Refs & Annos)
§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include--

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.