The point MPAA is missing is: the type\cd\dvd age is over – digital distribution is rule the world now. Huge difference is – it’s not just new way to keep\play tracks – it’s a conception shift and you can not use old sales tricks anymore – it’s over.

So it’s not question of stupid lawyers – it’s wrong move by MPAA.

For all you rippers and copy pirates GO AHEAD, keep on rippin’.

You see me, Madonna, and AC-DC are making so much money that you can’t hurt us.

Ever.

Yours is the common-sense opinion. The media companies would rather you re-bought for each new format. The lawyers can argue that software which defeats the DRM and enabling illegal use should be banned even if it can also be used legally.

However, when it comes to DVD the horse has long since bolted, so you wonder why they bother.

Tim

Surely if you have a copy of the CD/DVD in your possesion it is ‘legal’ to have a fair use copy on a hard drive. If someone has been renting, ripping and returning surely and can’t provide an original surely that is ‘illegal’.

Or is that just too simple for the lawyers?

Cheers,
Nigel