Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.
The industry’s lawyer in the case, Ira Schwartz, argues in a brief filed earlier this month that the MP3 files Howell made on his computer from legally bought CDs are unauthorized copies of copyrighted recordings.
Fuckwits.
This is not what the lawsuit is about, check your sources. The lawsuit is about the man sharing the files on the Kazaa network.
Lucas
January 3rd, 2008
That may be what the lawsuit mainly is about, but the fact remains that the RIAA generally considers CD ripping to your computer and copying to a portable media player to be illegal as well. They want you to repurchase the songs in every format. They’re still fuckwits.
Trever
January 4th, 2008
Yes, they are. And Yes they have been saying that, but accuracy is a must so there’s nothing for the fuckwits to point at and say “Libel”.
Lucas
January 4th, 2008