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		tehrei on June 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is the Era of Free Streaming Music Coming to an En... No, see, home-taping was illegal and in the physical world you can't break the law as easily as in the lawless wasteland that is the internet.

karmajunkie on June 4, 2016 [–]

Home taping on analog media was not illegal. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Home_Recording_Act

vonklaus on June 4, 2016 | [–]

home taping killed music and it was illegal[0]

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music

karmajunkie on June 6, 2016 | | [–]

Media campaign vs actual law.

NamTaf on June 6, 2016 | | [–]

More specifically, differing law in different countries.

karmajunkie on June 7, 2016 | | [–]

fair point, my original response was indeed US-centric.

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