# Would it be piracy?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-piracy/287097
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 28, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-piracy/287097 "2005-01-28T12:48:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-piracy/287097/21 "2005-02-07T02:02:56Z")
From DVD to VHS
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Copy, the devil be done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
An iPod filled with stolen mp3s
Kazaa helps me steal whatever I please
Only fools ever buy dvds
The air filled with the stench of burning cds
Screw copyright and loyalties
I’ll never have enough copies
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
Fifteen million songs on my list
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
Who cares if the RIAA is pissed?
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
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### Author:  [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-piracy/287097/22 "2005-02-10T06:41:45Z")
> [@Triskadecamus](#):
>
> Scan a pdf copy of the receipt whenever you buy a CD. Keep it in a subdirectory of your music directory, and include the file number on the label of any copy you make for your own use. Changing the format of any copy of digital information you have paid for is fair use. Playing it for others in your home is fair use.
>
> Making copies for others to use for any period is not fair use. Selling copies is not fair use. Using copies after you have sold or given away originals is not fair use.
>
> Tris
that makes sense, thanks. even if it is such a stupid hassle for a consumer.
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