[SlugLUG] cd --> mp3

[Brad Smith]

>
>I think nobody's going to come after you if you mp3 your own CDs. As
>long as you don't distribute the mp3s to other folks, you're really
>not doing anything wrong.
>
>This is a touchy legal subject, though, and as I'm not a lawyer I have
>no idea, really. If you're seriously concerned about the legality of
>making MP3s of albums you own (and most people aren't :) you might
>want to talk with someone who has experience with the actual laws.


As I understand it the law says that its ok to transfer music to other media (ie cd to tape if you only have a cassette player in your car) as long as only one copy is in use at any given time. The same principle applies to lending. You can lend someone a CD they didn't pay for but you can't make a copy, keep the original and then 'lend' them the copy.