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On 18/05/11 19:34, Roland Tarver wrote: > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:25 AM, James Kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> any comments? >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13429217 > > being able to legally "format change" music et al that you have paid > for has got to be good. > > A few concerns as there is with everything new or that we dont yet > fully understand. But it sounds more good, than bad? > > Best wishes > roly :-) > I am sure at one time we had this, it was called fair usage, as in if you had an old LP you could transfer to tape for use in the car, or elsewhere, so likewise the new way today would be to copy LP to MP3 and as it's for your own use, its legal. So perhaps we are getting back what we had before which was taken away from us with draconian laws that as people said at the time were badly drafted / thought out. Paul -- Paul Sutton Cert SLPS (Open) http://www.zleap.net Open Mic nights - Wednesday 8pm to 11pm (14+) Free entry Breakin' Ground - Street dance for young people (8+) Wednesday 6pm (starts May 11th) The Lighthouse,26 Esplanade Road, Paignton 01803 411 812 or e-mail info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info. 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq