On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, Vidar Hanssen wrote:
quoted 6 lines *All* kind of un-licenced copying of music is illegal. When I release a> *All* kind of un-licenced copying of music is illegal. When I release a
> record, I have exclusive right to duplicate the music, which means I am the
> only one who can copy it to any format. It doesn't matter if you sell the
> tape/CD-R it or use it yourself, even home-taping is illegal.
> That's the legal side of it, and those rules apply all over the world, in the
> US too. Just read the standard text on any CD.
That depends on the most recent court cases, Vidar. That home taping for
personal use is illegal has not been conclusively established in the US,
despite the best efforts of the RIAA.
Matthew L. Weber
Library Assistant
University of Michigan Music Library
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness, and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, _As You Like It_, 1599