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Sony BMG Says Ripping CDs is Stealing

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-big-shock-here dept.

LKM writes "Sony seems to think we should not be allowed to rip CDs we own to our iPods. In fact, doing so is stealing, and we should all re-buy songs, preferably one copy for each device. Says Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG: 'When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song. Making a copy of a purchased song is just a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'.' I guess somebody should tell Sony about all the devices Sony produces that allow this stealing to occur!"

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  1. Re:Contact details by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Great! Now Mr Coward, you can post your contact details so we can ring you and tell you what we think of you! Hey, Jennifer can join in too. She can share her opinions with you about posting other people's details on sites who hate them. You must admit, it's only fair.

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  2. Good by Sloppy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Whenever the megacorps lobby for increasingly radical legislation, this person should be quoted to remind our representatives (and the public) just how radical their campaign is.

    Their goals and just about anyone's concept of copyright, have nothing in common. It's not about promoting the arts, and it's not about ethics and fairness. Pariser has let the cat out of the bag. I'm not sure even Jack Valenti ever said anything that makes it so clear.

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    As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
  3. Reading comprehension. by RightSaidFred99 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Wow, I read all the replies to this and was amazed people can't comprehend what she actually was saying. She was saying that downloading from the Internet is stealing. Copying a song from a friend's CD is also stealing, even if it's only one copy.

    So she wasn't saying what you all seem to want her to have been saying.