(Car Analogy) - It's like leasing a car with a repair warranty and wanting to do your own repairs. You diagnose the cause of the problem and take the car to the mechanic. You ask the mechanic to fix your car under warranty and he asks you for your keys. You refuse to give him the keys.
I believe his whole point was not that someone was pointing out that the hammer was better, but rather that it is asinine to make fun of someone for ever using a wrench.
Arguably the copyright system isn't slanted toward the artist as much as toward big business media corporations, particularly with things like the DMCA.
Yes, you do. There are several exemptions to DMCA, one of which is specifically refering to copy-protected audio, at least as far as the infamous CD rootkit goes. In the instance of DRM audio files, usually when these are purchased you obtain the license to burn a unprotected CD (with permission from copyright holder), in which case you could shift it to any media you desire. I cannot say with the same certainty about the legality of the software, but my understanding is that since those rights are contained in the EULA, and are therefore from the copyright holder, you would indeed have copyright owner's permission to make archival copies of software.
Actually, even if the songs come from copy-restricted media, you still have the right to "space-shift" them. Similarly, regardless of the copy protection of a piece of software, you have the right to make an archival copy for your own use.
For most popular music I can transcribe the chords after listening to it once. More interesting music will take longer, but generally speaking, transcription is one of the basic skills they teach you in music school and is accessible to almost anyone.
Not to mention the oodles of people with no formal training who can also do it.
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(Car Analogy) - It's like leasing a car with a repair warranty and wanting to do your own repairs. You diagnose the cause of the problem and take the car to the mechanic. You ask the mechanic to fix your car under warranty and he asks you for your keys. You refuse to give him the keys.
I'd just take it to a different mechanic.
I believe his whole point was not that someone was pointing out that the hammer was better, but rather that it is asinine to make fun of someone for ever using a wrench.
Arguably the copyright system isn't slanted toward the artist as much as toward big business media corporations, particularly with things like the DMCA.
I remember the third party task bar too. I believe it was by Starfish software, but I can't remember what it was called.
Yes, you do. There are several exemptions to DMCA, one of which is specifically refering to copy-protected audio, at least as far as the infamous CD rootkit goes. In the instance of DRM audio files, usually when these are purchased you obtain the license to burn a unprotected CD (with permission from copyright holder), in which case you could shift it to any media you desire. I cannot say with the same certainty about the legality of the software, but my understanding is that since those rights are contained in the EULA, and are therefore from the copyright holder, you would indeed have copyright owner's permission to make archival copies of software.
Actually, even if the songs come from copy-restricted media, you still have the right to "space-shift" them. Similarly, regardless of the copy protection of a piece of software, you have the right to make an archival copy for your own use.
For most popular music I can transcribe the chords after listening to it once. More interesting music will take longer, but generally speaking, transcription is one of the basic skills they teach you in music school and is accessible to almost anyone.
Not to mention the oodles of people with no formal training who can also do it.