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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:Wrongheaded View by drxenos · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If you're going to troll, you need to be more subtle.

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  2. Re:She continued her testimony saying... by mgblst · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Something always annoyed me about that joke, because Chewie does not live on endor. He visited it for a while at the end of Jedi, but why do they say that he ever lived there? It does not make sense...

  3. Re:So I guess everyone was stealing... by aztektum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That iPhone argument is ridiculous and I tire of it.

    First off, anyone who bought one knew that it was "locked" to AT&T. Fair or not? Dunno but then I also didn't rush out to buy one.

    Second, you *can* use it on another carrier, you simply cannot update it with patches, which Apple told everyone about before hand.

    So go ahead, buy it and use it how you want. I don't see how Apple has any obligation to support that decision because the business model for it is based around it operating with AT&T. You're under no obligation to A) Update B) (most importantly) Buy one.

    To me this all feels similar to the Wii wrist strap deal. If Nintendo simply hadn't given them away, no one would be able to blame them when they launch the controller across the room. Similarly if Apple never offered updates, you'd have nothing to bitch about.

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  4. what bothers you about that joke by Gary+W.+Longsine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    See, it's this. Your subconscious recognizes that the joke contains inherent racism or sexism or classism... or the underling meta-discriminatory-ism. The authors of the joke know that nobody would get the joke if they used "Han Solo" or "Luke Skywalker" or "Princess Leah". Chewie is the victim of *ism. He's covered in fur. He's different. Ewoks are covered in fur. Chewie must live on Endor. Nobody *else* would ever think to live on Endor. Maybe the Princess has a secret thing for fur, eh?

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    1. Re:what bothers you about that joke by jcr · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      I've heard that Carrie Fisher has had some drug and alcohol problems in the past, but if she's a furry, that's just too much.

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  5. Re:Dude... by dintech · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey thanks for taking the time to reply with your insightful/interesting/informative/funny post.
    Oh, actually no let me read that again. Oops, i misread the first time, actually you're a asstunnel. Nice troll though but no banana for you.