Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax1.fluke.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!tron
From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Digital Audio Cassettes...
Message-ID: <1191@vax1.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 15:29:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: vax1.1191
Posted: Mon Sep 30 15:29:51 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 06:16:13 EDT
References: <523@decwrl.UUCP> <190@mmm.UUCP>
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Lines: 18

>I would like to know why anyone would want to do direct, digital
>copying of CDs to tape.
>
>Seems to me that any such activity would be blatant violation of the
>copyright laws.  If that is what you're after, say so plainly.  Say
>PIRACY, not "direct digital copying".
>
>If you don't think it's piracy, let's hear why not.
>
Steve, 

Why is this piracy anymore than making tapes from records?  Or making
tapes from CDs (but including the D/A)?

We've already dealt with these issues here, I don't think we need to go
into them again.

Peter B