http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/12/bill_gates_buy_a_cd_and_rip_it/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/12/bill_gates_buy_a_cd_and_rip_it/comment-page-1/#comment-31720 daryl Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:34:04 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3793#comment-31720 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-page-1/#comment-31719 John Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:25:39 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3793#comment-31719 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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