dragongodz
28th December 2005, 11:49
so it seems next year we will finally get a fair use. yes millions of us Aussies have been breaking the law by taping tv shows to watch later etc since video recorders were released here. i even mentioned in several threads ages ago how ridiculous our laws were in this regard since the government happily take their share(taxes) from such devices.
anyway have a read
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17673409%255E2902,00.html
now it only mentions taping tv shows and converting cds to mp3 for ipods so i dont know what will happen with things like dvds yet. the fact we have an"its ellegal to break any copy protection" law may mean backing up your legally bought dvds stays illegal, we'll have to wait and see.
couple of interesting quotes
But yet to be decided is whether a levy will be slapped on the store price of blank CDs and MP3 players, such as iPods, to compensate artists for the revenue they stand to lose under the new laws.
how do they stand to lose anything by people converting their bought cds to play on an ipod(or whatever) ? this has always confused me, how they can claim they are losing something when last time i checked my local music store you couldnt buy albums on sticks to plug in to ipods(or whatever). so where the hell are these so called losses coming from ????
Mr Ruddock's spokeswoman said a similar system had been discussed for Australia, but was unlikely to be introduced
lets hope its doesnt.
and finally
"We should not treat everyday Australians who want to use technology to enjoy copyright material they have obtained legally as infringers where this does not cause harm to our copyright industries."
about time someone told people(?) like the riaa and mpaa and their counterparts people are not criminals for wanting to make a backup of something they bought.
anyway have a read
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17673409%255E2902,00.html
now it only mentions taping tv shows and converting cds to mp3 for ipods so i dont know what will happen with things like dvds yet. the fact we have an"its ellegal to break any copy protection" law may mean backing up your legally bought dvds stays illegal, we'll have to wait and see.
couple of interesting quotes
But yet to be decided is whether a levy will be slapped on the store price of blank CDs and MP3 players, such as iPods, to compensate artists for the revenue they stand to lose under the new laws.
how do they stand to lose anything by people converting their bought cds to play on an ipod(or whatever) ? this has always confused me, how they can claim they are losing something when last time i checked my local music store you couldnt buy albums on sticks to plug in to ipods(or whatever). so where the hell are these so called losses coming from ????
Mr Ruddock's spokeswoman said a similar system had been discussed for Australia, but was unlikely to be introduced
lets hope its doesnt.
and finally
"We should not treat everyday Australians who want to use technology to enjoy copyright material they have obtained legally as infringers where this does not cause harm to our copyright industries."
about time someone told people(?) like the riaa and mpaa and their counterparts people are not criminals for wanting to make a backup of something they bought.