Open or closed? Whose choice?
By Sharon Jackson in Reader
Posted in computers, ripping CDs, privacy, Internet on November 3, 2008 at 1:38 pm
The gist is that the Ts&Cs for this company state you cannot knowingly or unknowingly leave your wi-fi unencrypted. If you do they will cut you off. Read more
Breakin’ the Law?
By Sharon Jackson in Reader
Posted in ripping CDs, CDs, gadgets on December 30, 2007 at 9:53 am
(Sorry - big Judas Priest fan when I was younger)
I was on reddit.com this morning and came across this article from the US. The RIAA are, from what I can gather, now trying to state that ripping your own, legally bought, CDs to listen on your mp3 player is not legal. I am so glad I don’t live in America else I’d be in chains now as I spent yesterday morning ripping some of my CDs and will being doing most of the rest later - I’m getting a new mp3 player and wanted good quality files to transfer on to it. Read more
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