The success of digital music players in Australia which total about 100,000 has brought about an interesting legal twist for music fans. Most owners of Digital music players in Australia don't realise that it is actually illegal to backup music tracks from their music cds and put them onto their digital music players. Even owners of Apple iPods can't get music legally as they cannot buy music from the Apple iTunes service yet because it has not been launched in that region yet.
Critics of the Australia 's laws argue that that system is not embracing the digital music revolution. Though Australians need not worry just yet as a police spokesman say they would not be attempting to seek out individuals that broke that particular copyright law though all cases reported would be referred and examined by the Australian Federal Police.
| In Australia, more than 100,000 own digital music players, Critics argue that their country's laws are not keeping up with a music format revolution.But a police spokesperson said that police would not be attempting to seek out those who had broken copyright laws: "It's unlikely that the Australian Federal Police would investigate individuals for offences such as illegally copying a CD.""However all cases referred to the AFP are categorised and investigated as necessary," she said. |
Read the full story over at The Sun. Australia sure has some backward laws but I doubt this stupid law is being obeyed, as why would so many have digital music players if it was?
Source: The Sun
