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adg211288 
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 Topic: It is now illegal to rip music from a CD in the UKPosted: 19 Jul 2015 at 3:57pm |
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http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2015-07-18/ripping-music-is-illegal-again
Though it was made legal last year it is now illegal again. I don't think I have ever read such bullshit before in my life. I wonder how much of a backhander this UK Music group gave to get this ruling in their favour?
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666sharon666
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Posted: 19 Jul 2015 at 4:13pm |
In all seriousness, it was illegal before and unenforceable, so nothing has really changed. It's dumb though, and shows a severe lack of common sense. How is money lost if I buy a CD album and rip it so I can play it on an mp3 player while on the go? It's simple greed if they think the consumer should be paying for the same album multiple times just because they wish to have access to that album in different formats. |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2015 at 4:40pm |
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And they wonder why CD sales have dropped so much... Just go and download things in protest.
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Posted: 19 Jul 2015 at 6:58pm |
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Wow, this is a new low.
I can't say how much bullshit that single statement is. I don't think I have to bother explaining why this is so fucking stupid.
Edited by Unitron - 19 Jul 2015 at 7:59pm |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 at 4:06pm |
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This is about killing the CD, more than anything else, I think.
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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 at 4:35pm |
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How dumb can you get! If I buy a Cd and make a copy for use in the car how am I costing the music business money? Shot themselves in the foot again!
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666sharon666
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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 at 5:14pm |
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I'm honestly not surprised by this though, legitimate people are usually the ones who draw the short straw.
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Posted: 20 Jul 2015 at 5:44pm |
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It's the first time in my life I'm glad I don't live in GB.
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vmoore
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Posted: 22 Jul 2015 at 7:20pm |
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people will still do it that law is dumb
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Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 5:41pm |
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This is the funniest thing I've seen all day.
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Posted: 04 Aug 2015 at 3:35pm |
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This was illegal to begin w/ ?
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Posted: 04 Aug 2015 at 3:56pm |
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As stupid as this is, it's tough for me to get too riled up about a law that's completely impossible to enforce. Do they seriously think that this law will deter people from ripping their CD's?
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Posted: 05 Aug 2015 at 2:16am |
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You'd have to ban computer disc drives that are capable of ripping CDs then too.
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Posted: 05 Aug 2015 at 4:29am |
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I think they should ban music itself, it's the only way to be 100% sure.
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Posted: 05 Aug 2015 at 7:56am |
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I guess the jails are gonna be as full as those in the USA
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