Posted by Hammerer on 11/28/06 16:43

"Friendly person" <ettebab@myway.com> wrote in message
news:1164684499.458078.19420@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
>
> I read on the net somewhere that it would be okay to rip from a CD that
> was checked out from a public library to the own computer for personal
> use, as that CD would be already in public use or in the domain
>
> Is that legally right or wrong in the USA?
> Ette
>

Right, Friendly person / ettebab / Ette. But only under certain conditions.

After ripping the CD, you must (legally) get a T-shirt printed out that says
"I RIP LIBRARY CD'S AND I'M PROUD. I ENJOYED DOING IT, AND I'M NOT SORRY.
DOWN WITH CORPORATE AMERIKKKA!".

Wearing it, you must take the CD back to the library and say to the
librarian in a loud, confident voice "I, Friendly person / ettebab / Ette,
ripped the shit out of this CD. Yes! I ripped it, and I'm not ashamed! It's
my right as a free, friendly person, and the corporate drones, and George
Bushed, can go fuck themselves! Death to the profitmongers!".

You will then be issued with a legal pass, enabling you to rip anything else
you want, and the feds can't touch you. Go for it. We're in this together.

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