A. Yes. Yes, they will.

I love that article, and I own a vintage Galaxie 500 shirt.

Tom -- Are you going to Maxwell's Saturday for the Glenn Mercer show?

I'm not being judgy as I have a few copies of music on burned CDs and many many on casette tape I'm just curious...

Is turning your CDs into MP3s and then re-selling them equivalent to owning pirated copies? If I understand correctly the RIAA's position, you can make as many copies as you want for your own use as long as you bought the commercial recording. Does selling the commercial recording (admittedly at a significant loss) make the copies that you burned "pirated"?

My understanding is that's grey area, Laga. I think the RIAA argued this same situation before the Supreme Court when commercially available audiocassettes came on the market, and lost this argument. Does it hold with audially superior digitized copies? I don't know.

Are you going to Maxwell's Saturday for the Glenn Mercer show?

I don't know. I might have to work Saturday night, so I can't commit to anything. Are you going?

It's a perfect question to ask a law school class, but I don't see it under the law. Copying for your personal use and reselling your CDs aren't prohibited, so there shouldn't be a problem with doing both.

I don't know. I might have to work Saturday night, so I can't commit to anything. Are you going?

Oh, bummer. But, yes, FAQWife & I are going!

juliana, shoot me an email when you get a second. Or ask over in the tech thread. :)

Shrift, I'm really fond of the most recent Grizzly Bears album, "Yellow House," and you may also like the Great Lake Swimmers, who released " Ongiara" in 06. Rufus Wainwright has a new album that I've only listened to partially but really quite like. Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" is one of my more favorite albums from the last couple of months, and you can't go wrong with her debut "Frank." Blonde Redhead released "23" last fall, which is very enjoyable.

Elliot Smith's estate released a new collection of previously unreleased material, " New Moon," but it may be that you have to like Elliot Smith to want to purchase that. I liked LCD Soundsystem's recent record "Sound of Silver" a lot. If you can handle pop, Maroon 5's new record is discotastic, but eminently listenable. "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sailed" by Modest Mouse doesn't quite carry the grandiosity of their previous album, but is still excellent. Patrick Wolf has a new album, "The Magic Position," that I've enjoyed. Spoon has a new album, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga," that I have really really enjoyed on my way to work. The Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible." The Ditty Bops, "Moon Over the Freeway." (Not new, per say, but damn fine.)

Um. Not that I want you to spend all your money or anything.

I second Grizzly Bear and Great Lake Swimmers.

Not that I want you to spend all your money or anything.

Heh. Yeah, I can't get all of those if I want to eat next month, but thank you for the recommendations. I keep a list of music to buy when I can fit it into the budget or come into an iTunes gift card.

Already have the Arcade Fire, and like what I've heard of Grizzly Bear and Blonde Redhead's albums.

Now Playing: "The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness" - Feelies. Well done, Mr. iPod.