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[Glenn Carnagey]

On Jan 7, 2008, at 8:53 PM, Charles Dyer wrote:

> On 07 Jan 2008, at 12:49:10, LuKreme wrote:
>
>> On 7-Jan-2008, at 05:09, Jared Earle wrote:
>>> On Dec 29, 2007 8:03 PM, LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> wrote:
>>>> Blame the content-cartel for that one. What you propose would allow
>>>> you to use the ipod to STEAL MUSIC and copy your own files to  
>>>> your own
>>>> computers.  Remember, ripping CDs is THEFT.
>>>
>>> No, it isn't. Not even the RIAA think it's theft.
>>
>> Various official people have said ripping CDs is stealing, and in  
>> at least one court case the RIAA lawyers had one of their witnesses  
>> say that ripping a CD is stealing and no one jumped up to correct  
>> them.
>>
>> The RIAA may not have 'said' it, but they have certainly been  
>> laying the groundwork for saying it.
>
> You might want to read <http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-riaa-has-said-about-home-taping.html 
> >. It's quite illuminating, especially what the RIAA _doesn't_ say  
> and how they say what they _do_ say.
>
> And then, of course, there's this gem: <http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2002/0513bradner.html 
> >
>
> You can't make this stuff up.

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. "It  
means just what I choose it to mean - neither more or less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so  
many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's  
all."
g./




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