"Peter Duniho" wrote in message ...
"Newps" wrote in message
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There is nothing illegal about me recording music for my personal use
from the radio. Same goes for TV.

If you save the recording, there is. You have the right to time-shift. You
do not have the right to archive (which is what's being discussed here).

You are applying the decision of the USSC in the the Betamax case
(TV) to sound recording from the radio. I've read the Betamax
decision and while it often mentions time-shifting as a "fair use"
activity, I don't recall a specific reference to archival use being
illegal (though the plaintiff attempted to make that point).

More on point (to the radio question) is the Sound Recording
Amendment of 1971 (P.L 92-140, 85 Stat. 391) which directly addressed
and permited home recording of broadcast audio for personal use. This
was carried over into the the 1976 overhaul of the Copyright Act. The
1976 version restricts recording to free public broadcast (no pay
service recording) and prohibits re-broadcast.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)