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Wow, that sucks. Ripping a CD is (still) not illegal in the US. Neither is sharing a CD with a friend.
by titzer 8y ago
Wow, that sucks. Ripping a CD is (still) not illegal in the US. Neither is sharing a CD with a friend.
- indigochill 8y agoSo one could in theory create a distribution network of friends sharing and ripping CDs? We could call it... Wrapster.
- asdff 8y agoThe grateful dead used to (probably still does) let people plop their tape recorders right next to the mixing tent at shows. As a result, pretty much every grateful dead show has been recorded by someone and passed around the community.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoMost taper friendly concerts are on archive.org nowadays.
- aidenn0 8y agoNo. Borrowing a CD and ripping it is definitely copyright infringement in the US. I don't know if there's case law as to whether or not ripping your own CDs is legal, but apparently even the RIAA says it "won’t usually raise concerns" [1] 1: https://www.riaa.com/resources-learning/about-piracy/ https://www.riaa.com/resources-learning/about-piracy/