http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/12/bill_gates_buy_a_cd_and_rip_it/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/12/bill_gates_buy_a_cd_and_rip_it/#comment-9186 daryl Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:34:04 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3793#comment-9186 I'm with Bill on this too. I refuse to purchase any DRM'd track online. I buy CD's and rip them. My media server holds over 800 cd's that I've personally ripped and have stored downstairs in boxes! I’m with Bill on this too. I refuse to purchase any DRM’d track online. I buy CD’s and rip them. My media server holds over 800 cd’s that I’ve personally ripped and have stored downstairs in boxes!

]]> http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/12/bill_gates_buy_a_cd_and_rip_it/#comment-9185 John Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:25:39 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3793#comment-9185 I've only ever purchased one track online through iTunes. I have purchased hundreds of physical CDs over the past couple decades (and hundreds of cassettes before that) and I've probably converted 80% of my CDs to MP3 for use on my MP3 player and PC (mostly so I'm not shuttling CDs around all the time). However I've not distributed the music to others; it's strictly for personal use. The idea that I can't rip my own CDs to MP3 for my own use is preposterous. I’ve only ever purchased one track online through iTunes. I have purchased hundreds of physical CDs over the past couple decades (and hundreds of cassettes before that) and I’ve probably converted 80% of my CDs to MP3 for use on my MP3 player and PC (mostly so I’m not shuttling CDs around all the time). However I’ve not distributed the music to others; it’s strictly for personal use. The idea that I can’t rip my own CDs to MP3 for my own use is preposterous.

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