For crying out loud, the RIAA said the ripped from Cd copies were unauthorized. They did not say they were illegal. Unauthorized does not equal illegal.
And unless you have explicit authorization to make the copy from the label, guess what geniuses, THEY ARE UNAUTHORIZED COPIES, even if they are legal under fair use.
Fortunately that's the entire point of fair use. Fair use doesn't ever apply to authorized copies. Fair use ONLY applies to unauthorized copies, and says that its ok to make unauthorized copies provided the use falls within fair use.
So give this a rest, the RIAA said something that's actually 100% fact, and a bunch of forum twits around the world have a collective freak-out about it. If you had a clue how copyright and fair use works you'd realize this.
The RIAA knows they are unauthorized. The lawyers on BOTH sides would agree to this in a heartbeat. At worst they'll disagree whether the USE of those unauthorized copies falls within fair use -- but that's what determines whether the copies are legal or not. But there is no question they are unauthorized.
There is NOTHING to see here.
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