From Tom Tonger Sent Sat, Nov 1st 1997, 21:41
From Tom Tonger Sent Sat, Nov 1st 1997, 21:41
let's stop this f*king thread already. of course copying cds is legal as long it's for private purposes and you don't do it for money. this applies to germany as well as the US. why do you think the "especially for audio recording" CDRs are twice as expensive? because part of what you pay for them goes directly to GEMA in germany. of course, no-one buys these suckers, but that's a different story. also, you can rent them not only for 24 hrs, but for days and weeks if you want. --tom On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, MARC WANGENHEIM wrote: > > Yes it is true that it is legal to lend a cd for 24 hours in germany but > copying those cds is NOT legal and violates the copyright law! > > > On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Tom Tonger wrote: > > > hi all, > > just thought this information might interest a few of you: in germany, it > > is perfectly legal to lend cds. you can go to a cd rental store anywhere > > and take them home to burn your own. and yes, I've found many a great idm > > release (including every full-length autechre ever put out) in these > > stores. costs about $2 for 24 hours. I've often wondered about the legal > > background of this myself. > > cheers, > > --tom > > > > > staggering. Ever wonder why copyright notices on records indicate that > > > "lending" is prohibited? Hint: it's because lending is prohibited, > > > >