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Rippibng CDs or DVDs and selling the originals...
Sput2001
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...is technically illegal, isn't it?
I mentioned this to someone on another board and got this reply:
Even if you own the CD, you don't own the copyright, right?
Please can someone clarify?
I mentioned this to someone on another board and got this reply:
Perfectly legal and allowed.
As long as the OP does not make copies of the CD's and SELLS them she is allowed to put the CD's on to her laptop and sell the CD's as they are her property and not rental copies, meaning there is no copyright law breached.
Please look copyright law up before giving such mislead advice
Even if you own the CD, you don't own the copyright, right?
Please can someone clarify?
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technically, breaking the anti-copy encryption is illegal to start with.IT Field Service Engineer, 20 years with screwdriver and hammer
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Technically and legally the original advice is wrong.
By putting them on your computer you are copying - illegal.
By selling the original cds via ebay/car boot/etc - illegal.
However, it can be argued that copying them onto your computer is a backup and I think is allowed.
CDs and DVDs all state along the lines of "this disc shall not be copied, lent, broadcast, sold, or edited, including but not limited to its soundtrack with out express permission" or words to that effect.
In real life, if you're not copying the discs and selling those copies it's unlikely you'll be pursued but technically and legally it's wrong.
If you do sell the originals then your "backup" on the computer should legally and technically be deleted because it's a "backup". Once you no longer have the original you are not entitled to the "backup".
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Ahem!
I think selling your own cd's is quite legal. To suggest that, after you have bought them, you are not then allowed to sell on is strange. As long as you sell them as second hand, there is no problem. How would second hand shops avoid prosecution otherwise?
Copying onto computer is a completely different matter. That is as illegal as recording live TV broadcasts on the machine sony sells to record live TV broadcasts. Ooops! But then again Sony (via the Columbia Film label) does the most to try and stop their dvd's being copied. It's a strange old world isn't it Sony?
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NickMidgley wrote: »
Even if you own the CD, you don't own the copyright, right?
Correct. The copyright stays with the artist/label.0
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