Putting music on your iPod might land you in jail

by Khürt Williams on December 30, 2007 · View Comments

in Work/Life

I thought 2007 would end on a high note but not after reading this.

In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer. 

According to the RIAA I am a thief and they are liable for losses because I have taken my CD collection and converted for use on my iPod. Really? Really!!!(Via Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use – washingtonpost.com.)

GAuthor: Khürt Williams
I'm a husband, a father to two very smart kids, an information security manager and a web developer. I'm a Mac geek who loves photography, hefe-weisse ale and Ethiopian coffee. I'm @khurtwilliams on twitter.
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