RIAA, others says CD ripping, backups not fair use (ARS Technica)

RIAA, others says CD ripping, backups not fair use (ARS Technica)

Posted Feb 17, 2006 8:14 UTC (Fri) by Wol (guest, #4433)
In reply to: RIAA, others says CD ripping, backups not fair use (ARS Technica) by utoddl
Parent article: RIAA, others says CD ripping, backups not fair use (ARS Technica)

You say "if we don't like the RIAA's terms, buy music from the artist instead". Great. BUT!!! the *whole* *point* of where the RIAA is heading is to take away the option of buying music from the artist!

If the RIAA gets its way, the only players we will be able to buy will enforce DRM. They will refuse to play anything that doesn't have DRM. And the only way the artists will be able to produce DRM'd CDs will be to go via the RIAA.

"Not buying RIAA music" will be the same thing as not buying *any* music.

Cheers,
Wol

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