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From: Sean Lamont
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:49

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In article <1993Jan22.195631.21751@netcom.com> abell@netcom.com (Steven T. Abell) writes:
>mike@media-lab.mit.edu (Michael Hawley) writes:
>This is, of course, highly desirable.
>It's also illegal.

Why is it illegal?  Among other things:

1.  If I press an audio CD, I can do anything I damn well please with
    the data on it.

2.  If I own a CD, I have the right to have "archival" copies (ie tapes,
    other digital representations, etc.) as long as I don't distribute
    them to others.

Aside from the technical problems, there's no underlying legal problem
with it unless the user chooses to abuse it.




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