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UK's Legalization of CD Ripping is Unlawful, Court Rules

posted by takyon on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the rip-in-peace dept.

tt2033981 writes:

Late last year the UK Government legalized copying for private use, a practice which many citizens already believed to be legal.

But now several music industry organizations in the UK have won a judicial review which renders the government's decision to allow copying for personal use unlawful. According to the High Court, there's insufficient evidence to prove that the legislation doesn't hurt musicians and the industry at large.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:21PM (#198680)

    There's insufficient evidence to prove that Mars doesn't hurt musicians and the industry either.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:24PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:24PM (#198682) Journal

    I read that below the surface on Mars there exist a huge copyright infringement industry that copies.. and listens.. to all kind of music. How evil!

    • (Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Saturday June 20 2015, @03:24PM

      by TheGratefulNet (659) on Saturday June 20 2015, @03:24PM (#198708)

      ..."get your FLAC to Mars!"

      (heard on some action movie, somewhere. or, did I dream it?)

      --
      "It is now safe to switch off your computer."

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by bzipitidoo on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:28PM

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Saturday June 20 2015, @11:28PM (#198825) Journal

    If you buy an electric car or don't take an unnecessary trip in a gasoline powered car, you harm Exxon. If you buy a Whopper or don't super size your meal, you harm McDonald's. If you borrow a book, you harm Barnes & Noble and Amazon, or maybe not, because you might be inspired to buy more books. If that window doesn't get broken, you're harming the window and glass repair business. If you don't consume, you're harming the economy!

    If we allow this anti-competitive whopper, we harm ourselves.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @04:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @04:06PM (#199465)

    More importantly, there's insufficient evidence to prove that copyright doesn't hurt musicians and the industry.