Copying own CDs 'should be legal'

Discussion in 'Ethics, Morality, & Justice' started by S.A.M., Oct 30, 2006.

  1. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling for a "private right to copy".

    It would decriminalise millions of Britons who break the law each year by copying their CDs onto music players.

    Making copies of CDs and DVDs for personal use would have little impact on copyright holders, the IPPR argues.

    The report looks at how Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies - which restrict the sharing of music or other intellectual property - are affecting attempts to preserve electronic content.

    It argues that the British Library should be given a DRM-free copy of any new digital work and that libraries should be able to take more than one copy of digital work.

    Ms Withers said: "We charge the British Library as being the collective memory of the nation and increasingly it has to archive digital content.

    "More and more academic journals are delivered digitally but copyright laws aren't designed to deal with digital content."

    She said there was often a conflict between DRM and accessibility technologies which needs to be addressed.

    "Someone with poor sight may use a screen reader technology and may have to change the format of the content to use it but some DRM technology isn't sophisticated enought to take this kind of thing into account," she said.

    The report also calls for the government to reject calls from the UK music industry to extend the copyright term for sound recording beyond the current 50 years.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6095612.stm
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  3. spuriousmonkey Banned Banned

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    Down with the music industry! Off with their heads!
     
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  5. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    No.

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  7. Nickelodeon Banned Banned

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    Copying own CDs, as stated in the title, yes.
     
  8. imaplanck. Banned Banned

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    Copyright laws are outdated and nonsense. It's like they are putting a plaster on a scraped knee, while their brats is gushing out blood from the jugular.
     
  9. Prince_James Plutarch (Mickey's Dog) Registered Senior Member

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    It's all ready legal here in the States. Also making copies for personla usage of software and VHS tapes.
     
  10. sderenzi Banned Banned

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    I support piracy!

    Nah just kidding LOL
     
  11. Muslim Immortal Valued Senior Member

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    Its not stealing. If the other person still has it. You can only steal something if you the other person doesn't have it anymore.
     
  12. Muslim Immortal Valued Senior Member

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    Its better to live In Canada.
     

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