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Ripping a CD you bought as an xmas present for someone

19 votes
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by _sam

Morally wrong?
Or does it depend on the artist in question.
oh and let's say this cd was the spice girls greatest hits.

hypothetical........of course.

_sam | 20 Dec '07, 12:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yes it's wrong

sorry


it's fine

i taped myself a copy of 'up' by right said fred when i got it for my sister one christmas.


I've done it before,

and want to do it now, with two CDs I have bought people, but yes, it is wrong, so I shall not do it.


It is wrong

But I have done it before - No one is to know, unless you somehow spoil the CD.


i've done this

and I regret it. That said I was generally a shit to the person involved so it wasn't the nadir of my faux pas towards her. Which was a shame cause she was lovely. You live you learn* as a song I believe Alanis Morisette or someone who sung like her once went.

*I haven't learned.


how about watchin a dvd?

even if it is 'knowing me knowing you' by alan partridge, which is hilarious i might add.

*once again an entirely hypothetical question.


that's seems a step too far

i'd be tempted to rip a cd though. if one of my friends did that to me i can't sad i'd feel offended...


It's a funny one

I haven't done it, but I can imagine being tempted.

It's probably only really wrong if you end up giving them the ripped copy because you decided you like the artwork of the proper copy. I think that would be wrong.


^^

yep, that's wrong in my eyes.


not really any different

to downloading it. if you're considering ripping it, i'd assume you're not a downloader, so by that logic the answer is probably yes.


wrong

but it feels so right


don't see any problem with that

you paid for the CD so you can do what the fuck you want with it really


How the hell is it in any way morally wrong?

they are still receiving the same gift so long as you don't damage it.


this is the correct approach

maybe the moral aspect referred to the spice girls


I bought my ex a Kyuss CD for his birthday

and it was on my Mp3 player before he got it and then I made the mistake of telling him it was actually quite good when when he opened it.

Ah, the joys of getting pissed before present giving.


i had to copy

warren zevon's remastered and extended 'Excitable Boy' before I gave it to my dad. I did confess to him though and I think he was quite happy.


I've bought

my brother a book about banksy, and am almost through it, even though its mostly pictures.


^this is a good book

My sister bought it for me (on request) If she did look thru it, I can't imagine that she'd have been interested. The contents of her ipod are appalling.


I gave my band a copy each

of Future Of The Left's album.

And it's more than they fucking well got me.





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