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To: mylife
I guess you missed the legal part. If I had recorded it off the TV it would be "fair use" as well. There was no crime and the producers and distributers profited from me when I purchashed the item. How is this a crime? your accusation is weak.

What legal part? That is your opinion. There has been a ruling on the VCR-TV issues for quite a while now, and since the RIAA gets a cut of Blank Tapes (bad idea IMHO) it was settled. Still, I believe that the justification for the ruling was a "time shift" not "fair use".

121 posted on 12/19/2003 9:56:24 AM PST by Grit (http://www.NRSC.org)
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To: Grit
What legal part? That is your opinion.

No, "fair use" is the law when dealing with broadcast media. It is perfectly legal to record broadcast media for home use.

126 posted on 12/19/2003 9:58:47 AM PST by mylife
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To: Grit
The RIAA gets a cut from CDRs too.
162 posted on 12/19/2003 10:49:21 AM PST by honeygrl (If I had a dollar for every time I had 60 cents, I would be in Canada.)
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