Well, not that I agree with the law, but you're pretty much not allowed
to copy copyrighted stuff *period*, except when you need to make a point
about something, like if you were a journalist or a lawyer or something,
or if you just want a backup or some other kind of what is known as
"fair use". I'm not a lawyer, but I do know that the general rule of
thumb is "you can't copy anything at all", unless you are an
anti-copyright activist and are willing to stand up to the consequences.
You see, the point is that even if you copy something and give it away
for free, you are still stealing because the person you gave it to now
doesn't have to actually buy it, robbing the artist of potential money.
The fact that
a) the disk in question has limited availability
and b) warp is a cool label
probably means you can copy to your hearts content (within reason -
don't start up a company called Worp and sell Afecks Twinn and O'tekra
albums). You're probably (effectively) safe, but still, legally, you
would lose.
-CF
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> From: cullen@sirius.com
>
> Subject: Re: (idm) radio mix
> ...this is not a violation of copyright law as
> long as the copies are not sold for money. Does anyone here know for
> sure?
>
> I don't understanding why this is so offensive. It's very common for
> fans
> of other groups to share/trade boots of live shows and radio
> broadcasts;
> why not Ae? I'd buy it if I could, but, as it's not for sale, I'll
> download the RA file. I'm sure I'd be taping or trading tapes if the
> same
> music had been on the radio.
>
>