RIAA: CD Ripping And P2P Just Don’t Mix
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), acting as vigilante for the music industry, has filed a supplemental brief to the Arizona US District Court regarding the Atlantic v. Howell case. In the brief they argue that if you rip one of your purchased music CDs (using iTunes for example) and set up a file sharing program to share those files, then it is illegal.
Enlightened by this revelation, it would be advisable to remove any file sharing software you have on your computer, or at the very least, make sure that you aren't sharing any copyrighted material.
There is a lot of free and legal music on the Internet that is very often covered by the Creative Commons License. Read the free and legal music article to find out where you can download thousands of music tracks without the worry of copyright infringement.
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Comments
When will they stop? Have they not learned let that people what to have full control of their music and entertainment media? And by not offering a larger selection through channels such as Itunes or Wal-mart all they are doing is shooting themselves in the foot? Also it’s not our fault that they are putting out one or two hit wonders. Talent + Choice=Profits Duh!