If you just share a CD (SACD), I think that is OK. But, if you rip it then give it to someone else or the person you gave it to rips it, I believe that is illegal. Just like you can't buy a CD, rip it, then sell it.
Sharing SACDs
Does anyone share SACDs with one another, obviously for ripping? I was just curious of the ethics. For example, if I discovered a great SACD and you were a friend, I would want to share it with you. You might rip it and you might not.
If you shared an SACD with me and I liked it, but not to the point where I would go out and buy it, would it be all right if I made a copy for myself just to have in my library?
I'm interested in the opinions of others. I am far removed from any audiophiles in my town. None that I know of and I'm at least several hours away from any high-end stereo shops.
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I am not condoning the practice myself either @ghdprentice , but if the person who made the copy for himself had no intention of ever purchasing the music, how does this become a loss to the artist? It's much the same as the statistics that used to be published for the millions software companies lose due to piracy. In my opinion, it is not an accurate consideration because it makes the assumption for example, all the people using Adobe products would have purchased them if they did not have pirated products. |
Same here @roxy54 . I rip all my CD and SACDs to my Aurender then put them in a box for storage. My wife will discover them after I leave this world and sell them for $5 at a garage sale 🤣 |
+1 @ghdprentice |
@mbmi check out the D.BOB |
I guess I am old school back in the days when you bought a album and it was yours to do as you please i don’t feel it is right for someone to try and control something you own these bands go out on tour and make millions of dollars on tour and still they want more money by telling you their album or cd you bought and paid for cannot be copied |
OP… “but if the person who made the copy for himself had no intention of ever purchasing the music, how does this become a loss to the artist?”
To me, this comment gets to the heart of the difference between a respectful society based on “doing the right thing” and respecting individuals… an ethical one, and a legalistic rule based society without ethics or respect. The latter, you creep up to the line without regard to doing the right thing or respect for others. So you take advantage of others, and it is ok, because you did not break the law. The law is a poor substitute for respect of others and the source of so much disrespect and conflict.
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Actually @ghdprentice, it was a question not a comment and it was a question concerning loss, not ethics. The reason I ask is because the record industry, software developers and the media have a tendency of conflating the problem. You have no argument from me concerning respect and ethics. I just don't see how Adobe or AutoCAD are losing millions to pirated software by users who would never have bought the software in the first place. I ask the same question for the artist, ethics aside. Someone took the position in an earlier post saying he paid for the music and he can do whatever he wants with it. He opposed being told what he can and can't do with a product he bought. You could split hairs and say when a used LP or CD ends up in a garage sale, used music store or DisCogs, the artist is still getting ripped off because someone is still making money off their efforts, even on the used, second hand market. |
+++ @winoguy17 🤣 |
@tomcarrwhy do think "copyright" has anything to do with what I am doing with the copy of music in particular format? are you brain watched by FBI? |
Brain watched...that's really funny @byang12 ! |
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