dplax, I have no idea what the law is in Hungary regarding that. At worst it would be a technical infringement.
Even if so, I certainly wouldn't worry about converting your CDs into wavs or mp3s for your player. Just don't share those files with anyone else. Copyright is a tricky business, and technical infringements happen all the time. I've infringed and been infringed.
If I listen to a song on a CD and write a score of it for myself and put the name of the song up top, I've infringed.
The laws exist to protect us, not to be an inconvenience. This is why it's so alien to people that the record companies would actually (shock horror) do their job and protect our copyright, as though THEY are infringing listeners rights.
Very odd philosophy reversal.
If it was illegal in Hungary, and you really wanted to do the right thing, you could always send a quick email to the copyright owner (listed on the CD) and ask for permission. I can't imagine it would be a problem.
Thanks for your encouragment dplax.
An honest music lover is a great thing. I understand the confusion and the financial difficulty in trying to obtain the CDs you love. I understand how tempting it can be to take the stoen music.
But there's a big difference bewtween guiltily taking a album with a mind to buying it someday, to self rightously proclaiming justifications and heralding a revolution, as though undermining copyright itself is a thing artists are going to be overjoyed with.
The real problem in Hungary, if there is such rampant piracy, is that Hungarian artists would find it extraordinarily hard to make music - especially to get out of the country. Wherever there is rampant music piracy in the world, so there is a void of recorded music reaching the culture. Without the funds, a local area can't compete against the imports from area with less piracy.
Asia being the prime example.
Anyhow good talking with you. Be safe. You sound like a top bloke. [img]smile.gif[/img]