Posted by kim on 10/24/05 06:08

"-Angela-" <TarapiaTapioco@jetmail.com> wrote in message
news:0jqol1hehekhmdo5q90vkqekr0ngsduhsp@4ax.com...

> Are audio CD's digital or not? If so, why then when I rip a CD, I
> don't see their copyright in the first 512 characters of the digital
> file? (using a hex editor or 'debug')

There is no legal requirement to include a copyright warning in order to
receive copyright protection. The fact that something has been 'published'
automaticaly grants it a certain amount of copyright protection.

> Do the numbers comprising an MP3 file match those of a digital rip of
> a CD so closely a claim can be made of sufficient similarity to be
> considered an infringemnet? I think not! They don't match at all !

If you wish to go down tis road - and I advise that you don't - it has
already been established in court that copying 'a single recognisable bar'
of music is sufficient to bring a copyright suit. That has led to some inane
court judgements such as the "He's So Fine/My Sweet Lord" plagiarism suit
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/mysweet.htm but nevertheless it is still the
law.

(kim)

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