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Originally posted by Miss. Mocha
Besides, I kinda feel like it's a "trip" to rationalize theft. Call downloading what you want to call it, but it's theft. People are "taking" what they are supposed to be "paying" for... theft.
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Were you aware that buying music has also become like buying software? Instead of "owning" a CD you have purchased, the companies wish to treat you as a licensee?
In other words, BUYING a CD is simply not enough. You break the law if you "rip" the CD and create an MP3 file in order to play it on your computer. You break the law if you transfer the MP3 file to an MD Player or MP3 player to listen to on the go. You break the law if you transfer the file to a mixed CD of artists that have a similar style. Even if you do not make it available for download or copying, you can still break the law.
So, at what point do you
own the music that you have legally purchased?