[OPLINLIST] Music CDs and MP3 players

[Vanessa Bradt]

Hi,
I think I might be opening a can of worms by asking this
. but what is the
library policy on patrons using music CDs and MP3 players. Since Press
Play @ your Library is coming up with the Teen Tech Week, March 8-14th,
what are library policies regarding, ripping or transferring music to an
MP3 player.

Please don’t respond with personal interpretations.  If you have actual
policies please share them.  If you reference an actual law or copyright,
I challenge it to the interpretation for checking out a music CD from a
library. (You have a legal copy)

Please read this blog I found before you comment, 
http://betweenlawyers.corante.com/archives/2005/06/06/ipods_and_timeshifting_fair_use_personal_use_and_the_digital_copyright_morass.php#zemail
   Also, consider this thought
Why do computers rip music instead of
copy???

Thanks,
Vanessa



Vanessa Bradt, Automation Specialist
Norwalk Public Library
46 W. Main Str.
Norwalk, Ohio  44857
419-668-6063