So there is a bit of a mini-trend to switch to an #iPod classic to listen to music.
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by [email protected]
And as a FYI (For Your Interest): iTunes/Music on MacOS can *still* just rip music CDs you insert into a Superdrive. It'll happily fetch the song titles and album art too. Oh. And did you know that many libraries will happily lend you music CDs? And that making copies of unprotected music CDs for private use this way is, at least in Germany, 100% legal? If you didn't, now you do So go and fill your music collection for (almost) free instead of paying rent!
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to Uckermark MacGyver :nonazi: last edited by [email protected]
@maxheadroom It *is* perfectly legal to get a bunch of music CDs from your local library, rip them to WAV or MP3s and keep them files forever on your machine to listen to. You can even legally share these files with your friends and family, as long as you do it for free. #Privatkopie
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
And for the pedantic Zoom And Enhance crowd: my iPod shows it playing a song by Dyalla, a wonderful artists originally from New Zealand, currently in the UK. I support her on Patreon since years and that includes the right to use her music in exactly this way (and also for videos/vlogs, should I decide to make new ones again
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lobingerareplied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
@jwildeboer Superdrive? Isn't any USB-connected enough?
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to lobingera last edited by
@lobingera Most of the time, yes. But a superdrive has some extra tricks up its sleeve when it comes to correcting audio reads.
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lobingerareplied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
@jwildeboer
a) I see
b) The need of correcting audio reads - when you anyway convert to lossy formats - is close to a hype topic. But yes, in uncompressed you might see the need.
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to lobingera last edited by
@lobingera I am pragmatic. I tried with various drives over the (many) years of me ripping library music and the Superdrive has always been the most reliable option that JustWorks. Is all
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ΟΡΟΠΊΡΞ±ΡΡΞΉΞ·ΞΉΟ πreplied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
@jwildeboer IANAL, but I thought it was legal only if you possess the original (aka making a backup copy).
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to ΟΡΟΠΊΡΞ±ΡΡΞΉΞ·ΞΉΟ π last edited by [email protected]
@prokrastinix You can make private copies for personal use legally even without owning the original medium. That's why you pay a fee with every USB stick, hard drive etc. Libraries have specific contracts with the publishers that include exactly that right for you as their member. However: you can only copy unprotected content. This is typically no problem with music CDs, but with DVDs/BluRays that is different. More in German at e.g. https://irights.info/artikel/privatkopie-und-co/5090
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Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
I made a new thread to explain the right to a private use copy of digital media under German law at https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/113051541486988169 if you are interested in that part. And now I will go shopping with my iPod in my pocket, filled with fresh music
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Michlreplied to Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange: last edited by
@jwildeboer
Just in case you like the artist of the music you ripped, give support! Go to shows, buy a shirt or maybe the CD/LP, even if you have it already ripped οΈ -
Jan Wildeboer π·:krulorange:replied to Michl last edited by
@de_michl I do. Since many years