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Record Industry Changes Tune on Copying CDs

Industry argues CD ripping for personal use is illegal

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 30, 2007 6:25 AM CST

(Newser) – The recording industry has argued in a court brief that individuals who copy music from CDs for personal use are breaking the law, the Washington Post reports. The claim by the Recording Industry Association of America is a dramatic rejection of what had long been... Read full story »

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