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RE: Good article, but I find one flaw in his comparison . . .

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In Reply to: RE: Good article, but I find one flaw in his comparison . . . posted by JoshT on April 19, 2014 at 08:01:48

There is something in the law called "fair use" which dates back to analog but has been since used to cover the digital market. The essences of that is that you are allowed to make as many copies as you want of your digital media for personal use...a copy for the car...a back up etc.

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For "personal use", yes, as I stated in my post . . . - JoshT 15:44:07 04/19/14 (1)
And as many copies as you wish if truly for personal use, as I said

But, you were NEVER allowed to then sell the original and keep the copies. That's not personal use because you no longer own the original but you continue to enjoy the use of the copyrighted material.

The author ignores this issue. He complains about how he used to be able to sell his CDs if he didn't like the music on them, and that's fine. But it is not fine if he were copying them first and then selling them, and he does not discuss the fact that people were doing that. In the analog age it hardly mattered because a copy was not a clone, but once CDs could be ripped to regular data CDRs on computers, the game changed. The law was the same, and the problems with enforcement were the same, but the temptation to violate the law increased because (1) copying was easier and faster and (2) the copies were the exact same (other than the packaging material).

He DOES have a point that now you cannot sell a digital download even if you did not copy it first. I get that, but I think the risk to the owner of the copyright would be too great if that were allowed, because who would resist the temptation of making a copy first? Especially now that there is no packaging material.

So, where I agree with him is on pricing. The market should discount the value of digital downloads because of the restriction. Unless, that is, the quality of the hi-res "product" and the convenience of unlimited clones for personal use does not tip the scale back up.

Ultimately, it's a new business model now that copies are clones. That was never true in the analog age.
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"If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."
- RE: For "personal use", yes, as I stated in my post . . . - rrob 16:49:14 04/19/14 (0)
  I can make a digital copy of a vinyl recording that is a clone of the original. In fact, because of the convenience, I prefer listing to the copies.
  
  I can make an exact copy of a 16/44 or hd cd.
  
  I do not have special talents. Anyone can do this without exotic equipment.
  
  I do not sell my originals and listen to the copies. However, the risk of someone doing so is no less for lps and low rez digital than it is for hi rez.
  
  There should be a used market for hi rez. This isn't a copyright issue. It's about controlling the market.

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