possibly a dumb question

[Thames Valley Discos]

Why do mp3,s ripped from my cd show as not copyrighted, but from other legal sources show as copyrighted?

[Larry B Entertainment]

Maybe the ripping program you use doesnt enable copyright protection. Windows Media player will add it to ripped files, but it has to be switched on in options. Legal sites always add protection as standard.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Why do mp3,s ripped from my cd show as not copyrighted, but from other legal sources show as copyrighted?

Because up until recently, you're weren't officially allowed to rip your CDs to Mp3, so therefore it was assumed you weren't doing it, and no copyright measures were in place.

For domestic use, this has changed somewhat after the statement of the BPI and the fact that they wouldn't prosecute people doing this for personal use.

[Candybeatdiscos]

but they will if its for commercial use?...

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

but they will if its for commercial use?...

Until the digital licences arrive, I think they are going to hold their horses, as there isn't currently a viable legal way to do it.

[Have a disco]

start adding your own security code in the spot where purchased code is put and in a sense you are legal as your making it your property

OH YES

another loophole

[Corabar Entertainment]

What are you basing that on Badger?

[BeerFunk]

Not sure if that makes it legal, or makes it 'your own'

[Larry B Entertainment]

I dont fully understand what Badger is saying :sad:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I dont fully understand what Badger is saying :sad:

Nothing new there then! :teeth: :teeth:

[Have a disco]

Call it security code marking your own back up copies, from your own discs for your own use only making it non shareable. As said by BPI its legal to record copies for yourself, but you would be in the wrong should you share these files to someone else, should you be online it would essentially ID mark your stuff

stop having a dig at me please just because I wrote it in english rather than slang visa versa

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Call it security code marking your own back up copies, from your own discs for your own use only making it non shareable. As said by BPI its legal to record copies for yourself, but you would be in the wrong should you share these files to someone else, should you be online it would essentially ID mark your stuff

stop having a dig at me please just because I wrote it in english rather than slang visa versa

Badger, if you wrote in concise understandable English every time then we wouldn't have the need to say anything.

Please stop and think what you are posting and read it back, instead of rushing to get your post on as soon as possible. :)

[BeerFunk]

Call it security code marking your own back up copies, from your own discs for your own use only making it non shareable. As said by BPI its legal to record copies for yourself, but you would be in the wrong should you share these files to someone else, should you be online it would essentially ID mark your stuff
Yeah, I see what you're saying, but ultimately - that wouldn't be legally sound. What is though, when it comes to digital music? Technology has moved too fast for our authorities to make law over it.