[bbc]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-13429217

[mobrockers2]

Seriously, the UK still does not allow ripping cd's?

[massaki]

This doesn't change anything at all, people are still going to do it.

[mobrockers2]

massaki posted:

This doesn't change anything at all, people are still going to do it.

This change would make it legal, please read more than just the title before you comment.

[Arsonist]

I think it's about time they relaxed the rules a bit

[Flon22]

Finally, I can rip my cd's without fear of Hezzy kicking my door in.

[Kuro.]

Meanwhile in the US...

- Man, I wanna play this game but I lost my disc. Good thing I can just download it off the internet since I already own it. Now let me just start this torrent and -

*BAM*

:cop: - FBI GET ON THE FLOOR NOW YOU'RE UNDER ARREST CRIMINAL SCUM

- But I bought this game, it shouldn't be illegal to -

:cop: - HE'S RESISTING DROP HIM

*BLAMBLAMBLAM*

:cop: - YEAH BITCH DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY *BLAM*

[3com111]

Kuro. posted:

Meanwhile in the US...

- Man, I wanna play this game but I lost my disc. Good thing I can just download it off the internet since I already own it. Now let me just start this torrent and -

*BAM*

:cop: - FBI GET ON THE FLOOR NOW YOU'RE UNDER ARREST CRIMINAL SCUM

- But I bought this game, it shouldn't be illegal to -

:cop: - HE'S RESISTING DROP HIM

*BLAMBLAMBLAM*

:cop: - YEAH BITCH DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY *BLAM*

:911:

[mobrockers2]

Kuro. posted:

Meanwhile in the US...

- Man, I wanna play this game but I lost my disc. Good thing I can just download it off the internet since I already own it. Now let me just start this torrent and -

*BAM*

:cop: - FBI GET ON THE FLOOR NOW YOU'RE UNDER ARREST CRIMINAL SCUM

- But I bought this game, it shouldn't be illegal to -

:cop: - HE'S RESISTING DROP HIM

*BLAMBLAMBLAM*

:cop: - YEAH BITCH DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY *BLAM*

That's just silly, and now what this law change is about AT ALL, torrenting will stay illegal, because while the downloading part is legal, since you own the game. Most torrent clients do not allow for downloading only, and force you to upload too. Distributing copyrighted material is illegal unless you are the owner of the copyrighted material, therefore torrenting is always illegal.

[Jasun]

Flon22 posted:

Finally, I can rip my cd's without fear of Hezzy kicking my door in.

Hezzy is a community support officer, all he can do is knock on your door and ask you nicely to wait whilst he calls the real police.

[Shadaez]

mobrockers2 posted:

That's just silly, and now what this law change is about AT ALL, torrenting will stay illegal, because while the downloading part is legal, since you own the game. Most torrent clients do not allow for downloading only, and force you to upload too. Distributing copyrighted material is illegal unless you are the owner of the copyrighted material, therefore torrenting is always illegal.

Why can't we just assume in good faith that the people we're sharing with also own said material?

[wraithcat]

Shadaez posted:

Why can't we just assume in good faith that the people we're sharing with also own said material?

Because good faith works with reasonable certainty. Which I think you can't really have can you.

[smurfy]

A step in the right direction