The UK Gets it - Cd duplication OK for personal use.

[RedjackRyan]

UK music fans no longer face the threat of prosecution for copying their own CDs on to PCs or MP3 players, as long as the songs are only for personal use.

Peter Jamieson, chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, said consumers would only be penalised if they made duplicates of songs for other people.

Currently anyone transferring music to portable devices breaks copyright laws.

The music industry has traditionally turned a blind eye, however, in favour of targeting "professional" pirates.

"We believe that we now need to make a clear and public distinction between copying for your own use and copying for dissemination to third parties," said Mr Jamieson, whose organisation represents the UK's record labels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5053658.stm

[ponytail]

Glad to hear it. It creeps me out that governments are so interested in what people do in their own homes to begin with.

Of course, it is kind of exciting to know you're committting a federal offense if you rip the tag off your mattress. ;)

[DaveM]

I've always wondered if there is a special prison somewhere for people who tear the tags off mattresses.....or re-use postage stamps that made it through the mail without being cancelled.