Copy your CD in your PC and get sued by RIAA
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 20:40
There is a story moving about in internet lately about a guy called Jeffrey Howell from Scottsdale, Arizona who was sued by the RIAA for ripping his own CD’s. This truth was that he was accused of illegal downloading. Nevertheless the fact is that according to RIAA “it is illegal for anyone to transfer music from his own (legal) CD’s to his/her PC. Apparently CD rips are considered as unauthorized copies so go delete all (if any) rips that you might have made because you might end up in having to pay a fine!
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Time to Learn says:
January 7th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Will they never learn ?
Old men in power , soon to go.
Abusive of both the artists and consumers
Threats only last so long , on top of that your entertainment is not life essential - we can live fine without it and you.
Your days of living high on the hog are Over.
Get used to it and embrace the new technology.
You should of learnt the lesson with videotapes and vcrs by now.
Who needs you ?
jeffrey howell says:
January 8th, 2008 at 6:37 am
I am Jeffrey Howell. Just a few weeks ago no one new who I was, but now my name is wide spread on the internet. I just want to clear up a few points that might be misunderstood. Yes, I am being sued for downloading or uploading the R.I.A.A. says it is the same. The facts are. Yes, I have MP3s on my computer. However these files were not placed in a ?shared folder.” The MP3s are in fact stored in the C:\My Music folder created by Windows, and have always been. The peer to peer program that was installed on my computer shared my entire hard drive. Of the thousands of files the R.I.A.A. found only a few are their concern. All this will not change the fact that the R.I.A.A. states that recording legally purchased music is illegal, and you could find your self in court.
?What the Law Says and What it Means
If you make unauthorized copies of copyrighted music recordings, you?re stealing. You?re breaking the law, and you could be held legally liable for thousands of dollars in damages.
That?s pretty important information to have, considering how serious it would be if you were caught and prosecuted by the authorities or sued in civil court. It?s even more important that you understand that when you illicitly make or distribute recordings, you are taking something of value from the owner without his or her permission.
You may find this surprising. After all, when?
?Copying CDs
· It?s okay to copy music onto an analog cassette, but not for commercial purposes.
· It?s also okay to copy music onto special Audio CD-R?s, mini-discs, and digital tapes (because royalties have been paid on them) ? but, again, not for commercial purposes.
· Beyond that, there?s no legal “right” to copy the copyrighted music on a CD onto a CD-R. However, burning a copy of CD onto a CD-R, or transferring a copy onto your computer hard drive or your portable music player, won?t usually raise concerns so long as:
? The copy is made from an authorized original CD that you legitimately own
? The copy is just for your personal use. It?s not a personal use ? in fact, it?s illegal ? to give away the copy or lend it to others for copying.?
Coppied from the R.I.A.A. website.