Bush has illegal music on his iPod

[bspence]

This has probably been posted elsewhere, but apparently Bush told people that he has Beatles music on his iPod. Unfortunately, there is no way to legally download Beatles music at the moment, so Bush must have ripped the music from a CD. The problem with ripping music from a CD to an MP3 player is that it's illegal, as viewed by the RIAA.

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/16/gw_bushs_ipod_contai.html

[Ian David]

1. I did not pirate music from that band... The Beatles...

It depends on what your definition of "is" is.

Ever think that maybe Bush meant to say he has music from The Rolling Stones, and just can't tell the difference?

Bush loves that Bug Music!





"I said ya ya ya, She said ya ya ya, We said ya ya ya, AAAHHHH"

[Chiyo-chichi]

2. You forgot...

"It's not illegal when the President does it."

You also forgot Poland.

[leveymg]

3. You can legally convert vinyl to CD, and download onto an iPod

Provided that you don't resell or trade the music, you can legally convert formats. That would included CD to MP3.

Besides, Bush only listens to 2 CDs: Yanni Sings and The Muppets Make Happy Tunes.

[bluestateguy]

4. You can rip music from a CD to your iPod for personal use

If he got them off of Kazaa then that would be illegal, but the RIAA does not contest people copying music from their own CD's. You only get in trouble if you copy and sell music, or make it availible to a mass audience.

[wakeme2008]

6. LOL but this is the Bush WH and they are lazy

I would bet money they download from one of the P2P networks..... :)

[Kablooie]

12. But his use would be governmental, not personal.

[Skinner]

5. I don't think this is correct.

I am not a lawyer, but I read the RIAA position differently. They did not say that copying CDs for personal use is illegal. Rather, they said that copying CDs is not always legal. There is a difference. A big difference.

Here is what the RIAA website says:

"If you choose to take your own CDs and make copies for yourself on your computer or portable music player, that's great. It's your music and we want you to enjoy it at home, at work, in the car and on the jogging trail."

Source: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/15/riaa_cd_ripping_isnt.html

So, as long as Bush copied the Beatles tunes from his own CDs, he's probably fine.

[LynneSin]

7. Yes, but is the man smart enough to figure that one out

But you are correct - it's legal to rip your CDs/Vinyl into MP3 form

[onenote]

10. you think he's not smart enough to burn a cd, but smart enough

to figure out how to download and use a p2p service? Don't think so...

onenote

[Canuckistanian]

8. He only likes the Beatles "before they got all weird"

Which, I suppose is anything after "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" to him.

[Vickers]

9. Probably just Toby Keith, Lee Greenwood and other yellow patriots.

:eyes:

[walkon]

11. Is anybody going to ask

him about the "4000 holes in Blackburn, Lankashire"?

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002275956

[Jack Rabbit]

13. That's almost as bad as getting a BJ from an intern

IMPAECH!!

Oh, yes, we have some other counts we'd like to add to the bill of impeachment that are a bit more serious.

[mtnsnake]

14. Don't forget he's a cowboy. He's got a little bit of the outlaw in him...

so his admirers will say.

[lwcon]

15. So what are his favorite Beatles songs?

Can't you picture him sobbing in his near-beer, listening to "Fool on the Hill"?

Of course "I'm Loser" would be a better fit.


Other suggestions?
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[Solemya]

16. Nowhere man?

... except for the part where he's a little bit like you and me...

[newyawker99]

18. Hi Solemya!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Solemya]

19. Thank you!

Are those a couple of IPAs?

[rocktivity]

17. When THE LAW views it as illegal, you can wake me up.

If he purchased the CD and hasn't sold or given the MP3s he made to anyone else, then it's no different from when you used to make cassette recordings of songs off the radio.

:boring:
rocknation