Music question

[Derek Broughton]

Mario Vukelic wrote:

> On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 16:19 -0400, Derek Broughton wrote:
>> That may be "common", but I'd be really, really, surprised if you
>> could find a German lawyer to make that interpretation - it makes a
>> mockery of the entire Bern Convention.
> 
> I meant "common" not in the sense of "common idiot", but "generally
> agreed upon".

I understood that.

> It's easy to find references, though only in German. It's 
> not the only country to have that either.

And have you actually found a _legal_ opinion?  I think not.
> 
>> In any case, (a) I said "if they're illegal"
> 
> Not really, I don't think so :) You said, "?if they're illegal copies of
> entire CDs, cddb/freedb should work", which certainly implies that any
> copy is illegal. Because cddb/freedb also work for legal copies.

You're right, of course.  I realized after posting my response that I really
should have mentioned that they work for legal copies - except that it
isn't actually relevant to the case in point, as they were either legal
copies of original music or illegal copies of copyrighted music.
> 
> Of course I didn't accuse you. I just reminded you.  

You said "Don't spread the MPAA propaganda."  That's an accusation, and not
one that I appreciate or accept.  There is much MPAA propaganda - but there
are still artists and rights-holders rights.
-- 
derek