Clare Newsome said:
It's technically illegal to rip your own CDs, too...
Very true Clare, but the authorities often turn a blind eye if you have at least bought and retained the original, and you do not distrubute.The difference is HD Tracks have no distribution-rights in the UK/EU.If you want a better analogy than ripping your own CDs, it's a bit like if someone found a way of downloading Adobe Photoshop CS5 direct from Adobe America for the US price of $700 (approx £340) instead of via Adobe UK at £657. We can complain that it's a rip off all we like (and I would tend to agree...though that's a different story), but the law's the law and just because you've found a way to circumvent it, doesn't make it any less illegal.
Clare Newsome said:
It's technically illegal to rip your own CDs, too...
If you want a better analogy than ripping your own CDs, it's a bit like if someone found a way of downloading Adobe Photoshop CS5 direct from Adobe America for the US price of $700 (approx £340) instead of via Adobe UK at £657. We can complain that it's a rip off all we like (and I would tend to agree...though that's a different story), but the law's the law and just because you've found a way to circumvent it, doesn't make it any less illegal.