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FWIW now format shifting has been disallowed again in the UK the percentage of the population committing copyright infringement likely very high -- Mix CD for the car? Infringing. Rip a CD you bought to iTunes? Infringing. Put a DVD you own on your computer? Infringing.

Very briefly UK copyright entered the 20th Century (sic); the balance away from the public interest now is so wrong it's ridiculous.



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