RIAA answers some very specific questions

[az]

GOOOD question

BTW, the real problem (at least here) is that we now have a euro-DMCA which makes breaking copy protection, having or selling tools that can be used to break copy protection, or even writing about how to break copy protecton criminal. Personal copies are still allowed, but in practice I cannot burn a backup of my expensive Office2k CDs because they are copy protected. I am also allowed to burn my latest "Best of Metallica & John Denver vol.2" so that I can listen to the CD in the car stereo, but if it's copy protected, I may not do that. And ~60% of all new CD releases are already copy protected. And no matter how weak the protection, if I break it, I'm a criminal. So companies can f*ck users' rights to make backups of their software or music just with adding sme weak copy protection. (BTW, it is legal here to burn music and give it to friends for free - 3 to 7 copies are usually OK, depends on the judge)

AZ

[Byock]

Originally posted by Technoid
"Well, its becuase you and your pals burn so many cd's"
I almost strangled him on the spot!!!

I would have said something to that, and prob strangled him.

Jackass.

[Wombat]

Lessig had one of the best quotes:

The RIAA is the Recording Industry Association of America. It is not the Recording Industry and Artists Association of America. It says its concern is artists. That's true, in just the sense that a cattle rancher is concerned about its cattle.

[Gurm]

Although, what about that sharpie trick to defeat Sony's copy protection. Are people who buy sharpies now outlaws?

- Gurm