Thoughts that made it to the page
4 Aug
Nik picked up this tidbit via SMH. This is silly - we used to have provisions in our local copyright law for copies for personal use. Where’d they go? I don’t fully trust the article - Mr Tripp’s contention that we “You own the bit of plastic and that’s it” is technically accurate, but my understanding, as a musician and consumer, you are buying a “right” to the content that is provided via the distribution mechanism that is a CD (you don’t get “ownership” - that remains with the copyright holder - but you do effectively purchase a licence to personal use of the content. This is why there is a disclaimer on CDs about not broadcasting the material - that is licensed differently. However, the implication of the SMH article is that the letter of the law does not reflect this. Something to look into further…
The original writing on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 2.5 Australia License.