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Tom_PM · 05-04-2012, 01:50 PM

I'm not so clear on it. I could go buy a turn table and convert the LP's to mp3. I think the key again is distribution. A pirate distributes copies. Owning your own copy is not crossing the line. If it is, it's ridiculous.

I have stuff on Beta tapes, on 8 track tapes, on cassette, on 5.25 floppy, on 3.5 floppy both 720k and 1.5mb, zip drives, thumb drives, SD chips and other memory cards who's names I forget. The data is still what I own, not the format of storage. Am I pirating if I take Commander Keen which I bought on floppies and copy them to a thumb drive? Why is music different? You can literally "play" any file by opening the speaker port and timing it with the clock tick interrupt to make sound. Virtually no difference except the quality of sound, lmao. (incidentally very similar method was used in many early ID software games to make the game sounds)

I could hand write every book I own if I wanted to and it's not illegal. It becomes illegal when I try to distribute it IMHO. WHAT you are doing with your copy is the key I believe.

But, consult a lawyer.

05-04-2012, 01:50 PM
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	I'm not so clear on it. I could go buy a turn table and convert the LP's to mp3. I think the key again is distribution. A pirate distributes copies. Owning your own copy is not crossing the line. If it is, it's ridiculous. I have stuff on Beta tapes, on 8 track tapes, on cassette, on 5.25 floppy, on 3.5 floppy both 720k and 1.5mb, zip drives, thumb drives, SD chips and other memory cards who's names I forget. The data is still what I own, not the format of storage. Am I pirating if I take Commander Keen which I bought on floppies and copy them to a thumb drive? Why is music different? You can literally "play" any file by opening the speaker port and timing it with the clock tick interrupt to make sound. Virtually no difference except the quality of sound, lmao. (incidentally very similar method was used in many early ID software games to make the game sounds) I could hand write every book I own if I wanted to and it's not illegal. It becomes illegal when I try to distribute it IMHO. WHAT you are doing with your copy is the key I believe. But, consult a lawyer. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.