>Back in the day of the cassette (?), we thought nothing of making a copy for a
>friend of our favorite music that we thought he/she might enjoy. Somehow, the
>>music industry was vibrant and healthy then, seemingly. I think I saw a major
>change when the film studios and the recording industries wanted closer control
>>of their "profit margins" with copy protection, or am I wrong? By the way, I
>still have my Sony cassette recorder patched into my sound system. I hope no
>one >will report me.
>Rod Stephens
These days I have an Alesis Masterlink hooked up so I can record a stream from
my computer.
I barely ever use it, but I can if I want to.
Recent captures include:
The Rolling Stones performing Dylan's "Watching the River Flow" with Bill Wyman
on bass.
Almost 3 hours of interviews with Augustus Stanley Owsley III
I believe that my copying of these items is protected as long as it is for my
own personal enjoyment and/or research.
It's not that I want to "own" these recordings, but I just want to hear them
more than once.
In this day and age, wanting to hear something more than once is a big
accomplishment for an artist..
-Matt Sohn
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