Posted by Walter Traprock on 03/02/06 02:08

"Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Indeed, if your copy was destroyed, it would be legal for you to make
> > a copy from a rental, friend, etc. because you still own the
> > intellectual property.

I doubt that. You also are buying the form the IP is recorded on, and
if you don't protect your physical copy, you lose both the copy and the
license to use the Intellectual Property.

> RIAA says this is not true for CDs. Infact, making a backup copy is
> not legal b/c "Even if CDs do become damaged, replacements are readily
> available at affordable prices"

A BIG LIE by the RIAA; do you have any idea how many CD issues have gone
out of print and are never reissued? I don't know, but I wouldn't doubt
that right now there are over 100,000 different out of print titles
exclusive to CD and now unavailable in any form.

It's less of an issue with DVD, so far, tho thousands of DVD-only titles
are unavailable, through being withdrawn from the market entirely.

The implication that LEGAL copies will always be "readily available at
affordable prices" is particularly misleading when talking about
recorded music in general. I would guess there are over a million
non-CD titles alone that are currently unavailable in any form, many
priceless musical gems that can never become popular again without first
braking the law.

[Crossposted to
alt.video.dvd,rec.music.classical.recordings,rec.music.beatles,alt.movies
..silent which are all currently or recently flooded with RIAA/MPAA
politically oriented anti-consumer bullshit.]

Anyone gettin tired of industry idiots trying to make you feel guilty
for buying CD/DVDs?

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