Post by: eric j on August 05, 2008, 05:29:03 PM
I already have a collection of opera CDs, running into the hundreds, but occasionally come across an opera on iTunes, eg, All Opera Musick that is not in my collection. Is there a way to download stuff like this to my Mac, legally?
From steam radio or TV, with a recorder, it's possible and legal, I believe, provided that it's exclusively for one's own private use.
Anybody ready to comment?
eric j
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 05, 2008, 07:49:58 PM
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occasionally come across an opera on iTunes, eg, All Opera Musick that is not in my collection. Is there a way to download stuff like this to my Mac, legally?
I thought that is what iTunes was for. 
Anything you actually download from iTunes is legal.Just about all 'music', no matter how you hear/get it belongs to the the artist(s)/writer(s)/copyright holder(s). While there is some music in the public domain, the rest has real owners, and that is hardly ever you/me. In the USofA, at least, music is just like software, it's yours to enjoy but not to profit from. You are only allowed to listen/use the music/software. You do not own it just because you paid something for it. That's the law. Period.
Of course, many don't believe that intellectual property deserves or needs basic copyright protection. Usually those people have never created any.
Nor do their opinions change the laws.Just for arguments sake, let's suppose that while you are at work, someone gains access to your Opera CD collection, copies it and then offers it for free (with S&H, of course). They do this because you have the finest, most complete and well cataloged collection on earth. Would you feel that the work you did over the years, researching, collecting, cataloging, has been stolen, even though you still have all your CDs?
Post by: Mayo on August 05, 2008, 08:48:00 PM
The Audio Home Recording Act that amended U.S. copyright law in 1992 may also be of interest to you.
As far as software that can do what you want goes, there is RadioShift and AudioHijackPro. AudioHijackPro has a lot of features and provides more bang for the buck. It can be used to record any audio that can be played on a Mac, so it can come in very handy at times...
Post by: Gregg on August 06, 2008, 07:25:11 AM
It's not so "black and white" is it? More of a grey area.
Post by: eric j on August 06, 2008, 04:37:42 PM
I am also an amateur actor, therefore aware of getting performing rights before staging something. Not the same field, but some parallels.
eric j
Post by: kbeartx on August 06, 2008, 09:59:59 PM
QUOTE(Gregg @ Aug 6 2008, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's not so "black and white" is it? More of a grey area.
Funny how I've become aware of more and more 'grey areas' in life, the universe, and everything as the greyness of my hair has increased over time. Correlation there?
One never knows, do one?
Hmmmmmm........
KB
Post by: eric j on August 07, 2008, 06:49:45 AM
QUOTE(kbeartx @ Aug 7 2008, 05:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE(Gregg @ Aug 6 2008, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's not so "black and white" is it? More of a grey area.
Funny how I've become aware of more and more 'grey areas' in life, the universe, and everything as the greyness of my hair has increased over time. Correlation there?
One never knows, do one?
Hmmmmmm........
KB
Post by: eric j on August 07, 2008, 07:08:56 AM
I have become very skeptical of those who see this life and the world in B/W terms. Better IMHO to take the position - what we think we know is merely the best understanding we have up to now. New, sometimes uncomfortable, insights appear from time to time. They may challenge and disturb our preconceptions. I try, not always successfully, to examine them impartially. It's human nature to perceive a paradigm shift as a threat to our deepest beliefs and to react according to our emotions rather than to our intellect.
eric j
Post by: Gregg on August 07, 2008, 07:27:37 AM
QUOTE(kbeartx @ Aug 6 2008, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Funny how I've become aware of more and more 'grey areas' in life, the universe, and everything as the greyness of my hair has increased over time. Correlation there?
With a few chemicals, you can hide the grey hairs and really confound "older" folks with your wisdom.
Post by: kbeartx on August 07, 2008, 01:55:31 PM
QUOTE(Gregg @ Aug 7 2008, 07:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
With a few chemicals, you can hide the grey hairs and really confound "older" folks with your wisdom.
With a few chemicals*, you can significantly alter both your internal experience and your external affect, potentially confounding just about everyone.
Welcome to the ASA [Altered States of America]!
* Alcohol, Antidepressants, other Psychoactive Prescription medications, un-legal 'recreational drugs', etc.
- KB