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Australia's peak record industry group has moved to clarify its position in the heated debate over personal music copying proposals, saying that they are not opposed to "controlled" copying of music by consumers.
An Australian music activist has posted what he claims to be a draft position paper from the country's peak music industry body that rejects proposals to introduce a "blank media levy" paid to copyright owners as compensation for the copying of music for private and domestic purposes.
Music business analyst Phil Tripp lauded the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties' recommendations on the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the US supporting the copying of purchased music for personal use.
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Lite-On's double-layer SOHW-832S is a very good DVD burner, but double-layer burning technology needs time to mature.
For those without a DVD burner, DVD Copy Plus's excellent tutorials make copying DVDs to CDs easy, even for novices.
Despite a few growing pains, Pinnacle InstantCopy is a flexible, friendly tool for copying most types of DVDs and CDs.
DVD Copy is one of the fastest and easiest-to-use DVD-copying programs on the market.
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