CD Copyright

https://www.eversheds.com/uk/home/articles/index1.page?ArticleID=templatedata%5CEversheds%5Carticles%5Cdata%5Cen%5Ctmt%5CTMT_ebriefing_Advertising_Standards_Authority_copyright_laws

This website is for the Advertising Standards Authority on music copyright laws.
A part that jumped out at me was; "We concluded that the ad misleadingly implied it was acceptable to copy CDs, vinyl and cassettes without the permission of the copyright owner. We also considered that the ad encouraged people to use the advertised product in this way and that, therefore, it incited consumers to break the law."To me, this seems like my CD would be illegal if I published it officially because I haven't asked for permission from the copyright owners (owners of the music, and their image on the front of the picture, photographer and artist in the Pop case.) Even the comsumers can be breaking the law by having the CD.


This website also has a part on format shifting, so in this case, burning to a CD. "This is the case even where the owner of the CD is the only person who listens to the music in the shifted format." So even if it were just me and the diploma class listening to the music, if it weren't for education purposes then it would be illegal too.
Some websites claim that if you own the CD you are ripping or copying, it should keep you on the right side of the law. (http://mp3.about.com/od/digitalmusicfaq/a/cd_copying_laws.htm)


However, there is set to be an updates or a more relaxed law which makes this legal to keep up with the new age of advanced technology. The other reason is that millions of people are copying music and CDs without knowing it is illegal. Some people think this shows "a lack of respect remains for artists who create the original product." (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/archaic-copyright-law-shelved-013411645.html)