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The RIAA is now saying that if you buy a cd and rip itto your computer it is illegal. What does this mean to us? Well that the RIAA can take us to court for playing music off our computers even if we PAID for the cd that the music came from. NOW can someone find a way to get the RIAA to take their own heads out their asses and realize that they are singlehandedly ruining their own profits b/c of all their gestapo tactics in dealing with the people who spend money on their crap products they are putting out now.

RIAA
Ridiculous Ignorant Ass Agents

I think they are saying if you share the ones you have though. It doesn't seem illegal to have them on you computer, the only way you'll be in violation is if you share them? Maybe I'm too stoned to read this right, but thats what it looks like to me

Wow. Fuck the RIAA for this. Seriously, how stupid do they think we are?

lol. I would love to see them try to fight anyone on that. What if you just ripped a cd to use in your ipod. Do they really expect people to re-buy every album digitally? Beside I wouldnt worry about it. What are they going to do, search everyones music collection and match it to their digital library?

lol, how the fuck are we supposed to get something onto our mp3 player then???

They want magical elves that work for the RIAA to come and do it for you. lol

no they are saying that ripping your cd to your computer is against copy right rules. exp b/c it make it easier to share them with others

In australia they've just updated the law so you can change the format of any music you've purchased. Once. The second time you do it it's a breach of copywrite and under no circumstances can you share that music. So you can go vinyl to mp3 or cd to mp3, but the loophole is that you can't use anything but the original format in a public performance without purchasing the rights from the owner of the copywrite. So basically using serato is illegal unless you only play your own original compositions that contain no samples whatsoever.

Pretty stupid. I always thought the DJ helped promote music, but it seems like it's becoming a case of the DJ being the easiest target for lawsuits.

blogs.zdnet.com

ha!

Neither article says anything about ripping vinyl. They can get my mp3's when they pry my external hard drive from my cold dead fingers.

What about the digital rights act or whatever its called?

Fuck the RIAA. If they really wanted to catch everybody that had illegal MP3's they'd have to confiscate all ipods. I bet only like 10% of all ipod owners have all legally purchased MP3's or wack as M4P's from itunes. The RIAA is a joke the only way to get caught sharing or downloading Mp3's is if you DL from limewire all the time or leave torrents open for days. They can only tell if an mp3 is illegal if it has some warez group name in the tag. In the Napster days EVERY MP3 was illegal and it was easy to catch people. Now labels email their own Mp3's to radio stations and DJ's. It's impossible to tell if an Mp3 is illegally downloaded or legally given to you.

No doubt about that.

fuck them

Here's my input: Fuck them!

I want the girls from 2girls1cup to shit all up in the RIAA's mouths

Just been reading that link. The RIAA sound like those special agents in the Matrix.

ha ha ha best post ive read all day!

So is anybody in Australia using SSL? I plan on relocating to Melb. next year and would still like to DJ with Serato.

I'm sorry Jonasty...you can't DJ with Serato in Australia as it's not allowed.

ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!

pwned!

do the turntables spin the opposite way down there like the toilet water? =P

if this is illegal, shouldn't the RIAA go after the computer companys for enabling us to rip cd's??

Well that would be an obvious answer buy I'm sure the computer company lawyers would tell the RIAA to jog on.

have to say it would be more like jog on you muppets!!!!!!

Lol or BEHAVE!!

jog on allways reminds me of ray winstone in love honour & obey!!!

I fucking love that movie!

Not seen that one yet. Will definitely try and check it though. One matey from my old work place used to say it all the time to management when they asked him to do something. Lol funny as.

you need to see that movie!
Propa black comedy!

Soooooooooooooooo funny but sick at the same time!

You know im gonna buy it from play.com today!

Big movie has kathy burke denise van outen & loads of other famous actors & actresses in there!