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?
It's really quite simple. If you no longer own the original media then you are not allowed to retain copies of/from that media. You should either transfer the copies with the original, or destroy them. Otherwise it's really no different than making copies of other people's media for your own use.
John Meissen snipped-for-privacy@aracnet.com