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Disney Blames Apple For Music Piracy

Posted by pudge on from the ripping-is-only-for-pirates dept.

Vishniac writes "It looks like Disney CEO Michael Eisner is accusing Apple in part for fostering music piracy, particularly with its 'Rip, Mix, Burn' campaign. Testifying before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Eisner said that the ad suggests to people that 'they can create theft if they buy this computer.' Apple? iMac? Impossible."

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  1. *RIP*, Mix , Burn by Dutchmaan · · Score: 4, Redundant

    If it was download mix burn they might actually have a point...

  2. Re:Well yeah it does by VivianC · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Rip. Mix. Burn. Seems very straight-forward to me.

    Rip: Copy from a CD (legal to copy under fair use)

    Mix: I think of mix tapes or CDs. (Also legal under fair use)

    Burn: Make a copy of your mix on CD. (Still legal!)

    So I don't see where the criminal act comes in. Maybe Download/Mix/Burn/Sell would cause trouble. Apple hasn't been afraid of using their crack legal teams in the past. I'll bet this cleared many levels of legal review before the first printing.

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