-=> Quoting Sean Dennis to Perry Smith <=-

 SD> *** Quoting Perry Smith from a message to Moderator ***
 
 PS> Given that most automobile manufacturers provide audio equipment to 
 PS> playback an MP3 now, the question of copywrite is moot anyway.  A 
 PS> true audiophile should be able to rip tracks from his personal 
 PS> collection and save in Mp3 format anyway.

 SD> Well, that's not why that clause is there.

 SD> Back when I first took over this echo, the MP3 format was brand-new
 SD> and the  copyright issue was all the rage.  People got hot under the
 SD> collar about P2P  distribution, et al.  I just didn't want to deal with
 SD> it. 
 SD> It's legal here in the US to make an archive copy for yourself of a
 SD> copyrighted 
 SD> item (a la music, software, DVDs).  That's not really what I was
 SD> aiming at-it  was the distribution gray area that I didn't want brought
 SD> up. 
 SD> I'll make sure to fix that for the next posting. ;)


Might still be a good Idea to leave it in.  I just wanted you to know that
somebody actually reads the echo and its rules :)

Keep up the good work.



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