The recent discussions about Sony led to some interesting discussions
> among my colleagues about the used CD market:
> - if I buy a new CD, I am presumably entitled to record it for local
> (computer/IPOD/backup/whatever) use. If I do that, am I (legally or
> otherwise) prohibited from reselling or giving away the CD? There is
> a huge used CD market out there. And my kids keep taking my Frank
> Sinatra and Pink Floyd CDs.
> - if I resell or give away the CD, what about the next buyer/owner --
> is he or she entitled to record it, as above, and then pass it on to > the next user?
> - if I made a recording of the originally purchased CD, may I bequeath
> that to the above mentioned kids?
> The point may be moot -- one of our Thanksgiving dinner companions
> suggested that in 5-10 years, CDs will be as obsolete as 8-track
> tapes, and that all storage will be on volatile media (flash drives,
> virtual drives, external hard drives, etc); I for one am going to miss
> the album notes and lyrics, but hell, they'll be on-line as well.
> Thoughts invited.
Common sense should tell you that if you sell/give away the CD you should delete any copies you have of it. That is the same rule for computer software, you have the right to make a copy but once you no longer own the original, you have to delete any copies you have for backup.
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