[clug] May we shift media yet?

[Sam Couter]

Michael James <michael at james.st> wrote:
> Has anything happened in the last year
>  to make the normal use of iPods less illegal in Australia?

Yes.

> I'm talking about:
>   Buy copyright CD, rip it and put it away in a safe place,
>    enjoy music conveniently from computer and iPod.
> 
> Is it now OK, a grey area, or still technically illegal?

It's now fully legal to rip a CD that you own to a device that you
own for the purposes of personal use. You must keep the CD.

I think this changed around August last year when federal polititions
realised they and especially their kids were regularly breaking the law,
but I can't be bothered looking it up.

The legislation is quite specific to music. It's still not legal to rip
a DVD, encrypted or not, and it's still illegal to talk about how to
break the encryption.
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Sam Couter         |  mailto:sam at couter.id.au
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