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February 20, 2006
RIAA Speak with Forked Tongue
Posted by Alan Wexelblat
Or maybe their memories are as faulty as their DRM systems.
As noted in EFF's Deep Links, the RIAA have submitted a comment filing as part of the DMCA rule-making process. In this comment we find the claim that it is not fair use for you to copy your own CDs to your own iPod. Problem? Well, aside from being an absurd claim rejected by tens of millions of consumers, it's also directly contradictory to what these same folk argued in front of SCOTUS during the MGM v Grokster case.
Deep Links has the pointers both to the filing and to the PDF of the oral argument transcripts, as well as the snarky and on-point comment that the RIAA's characterization of personal copies as being "pretty legal" seems to mean "legal until we say otherwise."
(I had meant to post this prior to posting Peter Cassidy's response; apologies for the order-reversal.)
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1. Neo on February 20, 2006 4:07 PM writes...
...or maybe their memories are inaccessible because of their broken DRM? Should've gotten the brains with the PrayForSure logo. ;)
Permalink to Comment2. Cathy on February 20, 2006 6:46 PM writes...
At this event Matt Oppenheim went on record as saying he really wished he could make a back-up copy of his 5 year old's favorite DVD. Too bad he wasn't still the RIAA then, but he used to be...
Permalink to Comment3. Max Lybbert on February 23, 2006 8:09 PM writes...
Their website currently says (http://www.riaa.com/issues/music/downup_faq.asp click on "Is uploading music from a CD that you own onto an Internet site for other users to download a violation of copyright law?"):
"Owning a CD means you own one copy of the music, and the U.S. record industry believes you should be able to make whatever personal use you choose. For example, you may make a compilation recording (on tape or on a CD) to use in the car or while exercising."
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