Even The RIAA Isn't Ballsy Enough To Claim Ripping CDs Is Illegal

(From Cynopsis)

THE RECORDING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA (RIAA) has drawn a new line in the sand for digital music users claiming that the act of ripping a purchased CD onto a PC is illegal, according to lawsuit covered in THE WASHINGTON POST.

The RIAA is seeking legal fees from an Arizona man who simply transferred a collection of 2,000 CDs onto his computer.

CLARIFICATION
Turns out, this is not exactly true.

The RIAA claims that ripping a CD and then putting the files into a shared folder is illegal, which we disagree with but is a little less flabbergasting.

The confusion arose with the wording, which called ripped copies "unauthorized."

What's the difference between unauthorized and illegal?

Well, when the RIAA says ripped copies of CDs are "unauthorized," they're pretty much saying they don't like it but can't stop you from doing it.

This isn't to say that the RIAA has improved its public standing -- but even they know that no one will accept that ripping a CD in itself is illegal.