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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: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 20 2015, @02:54PM (#198694)

    Funnily enough, I don't carry CDs around to listen to them. Even my car has an MP3 player.
    Under the previous interpretation, buying CDs meant that I wasn't infringing on the poor, starving music industries copyright.
    Under the new interpretation, I'm breaking the law, so I might as well just torrent the music anyway.

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