Cassette tapes!
This is an S&B question, but I figure you guys will know :B I hooked up my S&B stereo for the first time in several years. Put in a cassette tape and it was promptly eaten. Put in another (foolis...
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2oldman wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:It's NOT hard to find ones that WILL.
Pretty much any LEGIT "commercial service" WILL REFUSE to copy any COMMERCIAL recorded material due to COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT..
Statement directly from a professional production company concerning copying:
"Here are few considerations when converting and the legality involved. The following information also applies to all recorded material that you wish to copy like CD’s, Cassette’s, 8 Track tapes and vinyl records.
Copyrighted Material
You have a cassette tape of your favorite 70’s band that you want to be able to play on your MP3 player. This is a copyrighted product and law prohibits you from making a copy in any format. So the correct answer in the United States is NO: you cannot copy that recording because you do not hold the copyright.
Now as a side bar, will the record companies or the artist track you down and prosecute you? Not likely!
In some public statements record companies have said they don’t mind when someone who has purchased a tape makes an upgraded copy for themselves. The record companies also have stated that they don’t mind if you make a CD back up of your legally purchased CD.
Now this does hit a gray area because you have to be very careful with what you do with this conversion or backup. For instance, if you make more then one copy and give one to a friend or even a family member, that still constitutes as distribution (even if you didn’t sell it!). This big violation currently has a penalty of $250,000 and up to five years behind bars. Ouch!"
