Gabriel went to hell to speak with the devil and when he came back, he had a cell phone.

So, we were pretty sure making a backup copy of a CD, or, say, putting a legally bought CD onto an iPod is legal. Right? I mean, the RIAA legal council is quoted saying as much: "The record companies, my clients, have said, for some time now, and it's been on their website for some time now, that it's perfectly lawful to take a CD that you've purchased, upload it onto your computer, put it onto your iPod."

Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The RIAA is now claiming that "creating a back-up copy of a music CD is not a non-infringing use." Yep. The RIAA is sure trying to destroy that pesky Fair Use law.

Read more here.

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