Despite our article clarifying that the RIAA has said that they are not interested in going after people for making copies of music for personal use, the myth abounds, and misinformation is ricocheting around the Internet faster than a speeding CD laser.
So, here, for your own ears, are snippets of the NPR interview, in which RIAA President Cary Sherman has clearly stated the RIAA’s position on making copies of legally purchased music, for personal use:
Cary Sherman details the RIAA’s position on person use copying
Cary Sherman takes a caller’s question about making personal use copies
You can listen to the full NPR interview with Cary Sherman and Washington Post journalist Marc Fisher
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He is saying that they haven’t gone after the little guy “YET”. He doesn’t say they “WON’T”. They’ll pay to get the laws changed, like they’ve done so far, so that it will be easier for them to catch the dirty little copiers and make them pay for everything they have a copy of. They rob, cheat and steal from musicians all the time so why do you assume they won’t do the same to anyone else? They apparently aren’t smart enough to come up with a better business plan than taking everyone to court for outrageous amounts of money. It’s also apparent that their deal with the devil has run its course for the time being and they need to recruit more souls to sell:-)