On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm fairly sure that technically, anyone who records a TV programme is > in breach of copyright as they are if they rip a CD to their MP3 player, > and yet TV recording gear is sold in the millions and recording seems to > be actively encouraged by some parties. I believe I read about this a while back - legal recording of TV is for personal use in order to watch something you would otherwise have missed... I believe that building libraries of feature films taped from the TV is technically illegal... The whole model is just wrong in my view. But I don't know how to ensure > artists get a fair fee for their work but consumers also have the > freedom to copy stuff as they wish. With music I think the model will veer towards live performance and merchandise... personally I would much rather have a nice shiny CD with artwork, lyrics, background material etc. than a load of MP3 files but as more and more music is downloaded I can see that this will become harder to sustain - the recorded music will, I think, become a promotional tool for live performance and CD covers etc. will be purchased separately from the music itself (ie. purchase the jewel case and the booklet from a website/shop etc. and then download the music for free to go with it)... Sean
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