New law!! for music cd/dvd owned, you're no longer allowed to copy songs for private use

new boy · 22 Jun 2015 at 11:33

Why dont they put people who know how the world works in charge of making new laws?

DiscoDave · 22 Jun 2015 at 12:13

Ah yes, another decision made by people who are completely out of touch with the modern world and technology.

This is 2015, the digital age, would I much rather fill my living room with optical media or condense it all in digital format for a fraction of the physical space?

Because of this, more people are going to copy their content.

How the **** do these people expect me to watch a movie or listen to a music CD on my phone/tablet?

Utterly ridiculous.

lude1962 · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:42

Now illegal again to rip your dvd's etc

from the beeb

It's now illegal - again - to copy CDs or DVDs you've bought to put onto your MP3 player, your computer or other devices.

The government had introduced a new law in October last year meaning it was legal to transfer music into your home library.

But that law has been overturned in the High Court.

It's after a legal challenge from Basca, the Musicians' Union, and industry representatives UK Music.

JohnnyG · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:43

Well I hope all those Tory voters are satisfied :mad:

etc...

AtreuS · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:44

Guess i am a dirty criminal again lol

ron3003 · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:48

Tories seem to be even more in bed with the industry than Labour were, 10 years jail for pirates being considered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33578180

eatcustard · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:49

As if any will stop ripping to MP3s

valkynaz · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:49

It didn't stop anyone before and it isn't going to stop anyone now.

slick rick · 18 Jul 2015 at 11:49

I might as well illegally download everything then since ripping a legitimate copy is a crime anyway. :rolleyes:

OhEsEcks · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:06

ron3003 said:
Tories seem to be even more in bed with the industry than Labour were, 10 years jail for pirates being considered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33578180

You seem surprised that the tories are more friendly to business...

In any case this isn't going to change **** for me. The tories, the MPAA and every one else involved can go **** themselves.

dirtychinchilla · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:11

It obviously doesn't matter because people don't care. They keep changing the law because they know they can't control it. No one is going to come round and check whether you've ripped your DVDs or not!

V F · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:12

OhEsEcks said:
In any case this isn't going to change **** for me. The tories, the MPAA and every one else involved can go **** themselves.

Internet tough guy.

dirtychinchilla said:
It obviously doesn't matter because people don't care. They keep changing the law because they know they can't control it. No one is going to come round and check whether you've ripped your DVDs or not!

What is on all these phones though? That you see everyone carrying? Who carries dedicated MP3 players these days?

snapdragon · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:14

Will make not a jot of difference and they know it. pointless change is pointless.

V F · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:15

Fear though. To try to control.

slick rick · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:17

Moses said:
Why would that be inappropriate? What would be appropriate?

But wouldn't most people who upload pirate material be from outside the UK as the UK is often the last place to get movies etc released on DVD/Bluray?

Vimes · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:17

V F said:
Internet tough guy.

What is on all these phones though? That you see everyone carrying? Who carries dedicated MP3 players these days?

Me, I carry my Sansa player. Great with Rockbox and good for radio, audiobooks and my own MP3's. Saves my phones battery as well, it needs no help with discharging.!

The Sansa Clip+ or Zip are great little players and come into their own when Rockboxed and the sound quality gives me the impression to be better than my phone when listening to the same track with the same headset. Playing Mp3 or Flac is no problem with stacks of features.

I have little choice but to continue to rip and add my CD collection etc to my Sansa with its 64GB Micro SD card if I wish to continue to listen to music that way, and I do.

slick rick · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:22

Moses said:
Obviously it won't be a panacea. No one's claiming that.

Well I guess it could start the ball rolling for other EU countries.

Leeroy Jenkins · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:23

Don't honestly remember the last time I bought a dvd or music cd.

I stream everything for free or download it all. Realistically I don't know how governments are going to control this in the future as it's not like anyone is hardly going to come around to your house and check your pc for how u got your music and stuff onto it.

Ayahuasca · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:38

Can confirm, posting from prison.

Rroff · 18 Jul 2015 at 12:47

ron3003 said:
Tories seem to be even more in bed with the industry than Labour were, 10 years jail for pirates being considered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33578180

Ignoring this isn't aimed at casual piracy, I wish they'd invest that effort in their delivery of content to the customer. These days far more people I talk to pirate content for convenience reasons than are just freeloaders.