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[Hugabear]

RIAA's hard-line position seems clear. Its Web site says: "If you make unauthorized copies of copyrighted music recordings, you're stealing. You're breaking the law and you could be held legally liable for thousands of dollars in damages."
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The Howell case was not the first time the industry has argued that making a personal copy from a legally purchased CD is illegal. At the Thomas trial in Minnesota, Sony BMG's chief of litigation, Jennifer Pariser, testified that "when an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Copying a song you bought is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy,' " she said.

It's also worth noting that the industry has fought against practically every new technological advance that gives consumers more freedom. They fought against VCRs, CD recorders, DVD recorders, MP3 players, and now they're fighting against Blu-Ray and HD-DVD hi-def recorders. That in itself should tell you that the industry does not want you to have the ability to make copies.