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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by encryptluks2 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:26PM (#27724610)
This is a stupid argument that the Twitter author made. Saving music digitally is reading by robot, so recording music that wasn't digital into a digital format is fair use.
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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by extra88 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @05:41PM (#27725157)
> recording music that wasn't digital into a digital format is fair use

If you’re doing it from an analog format you bought for your own use (format shifting), it is fair use.

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