how do i make copies of audio cds

anyone get me on track with this, using snow leopard on mini-mac

Please read the information at this LINK.

Does that really apply to audio CDs chscag? Given that Apple actively encourages people to import CDs into iTunes, and then tells you that you can burn a playlist and produce an audio CD.

It applies to any commercially produced CD or DVD that has embedded copy protection. And since the OP did not state what kind of audio CDs he/she was trying to copy, hence, the warning to read the Sticky was given. I realize the law may be different in the UK, but in our forums we adhere to US law.

Yes, but most Audio CDs *don't* come with copy protection (at least not any of the ones I've bought, I returned the one that did and gave em what for!). However, making a COPY of a commercial audio CD is still most likely not legal, since the only likely reason one might have for doing so would be to illegally give it to someone else.

Or, you make a copy of your commercial audio CD to play in your car. After enough bumps and jolts, it gets messed up, so you make another one.

chas_m said:

Yes, but most Audio CDs *don't* come with copy protection (at least not any of the ones I've bought, I returned the one that did and gave em what for!). However, making a COPY of a commercial audio CD is still most likely not legal, since the only likely reason one might have for doing so would be to illegally give it to someone else.

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Backups are covered, in the US, under fair use. The only issue with copying a DVD (in the US, where consumer rights are limited), is that you have to decrypt CSS to do so. Congress, in deference to the rights of the movie studios, elected to make this particular act illegal. Otherwise, copying a NON-CSS encrypted DVD (and there are some out there), is completely and 100% legal (for personal use) under the fair use statutes.

So in short, you can do this in Disk Util, since I'm really not aware of any audio CD's that require decryption to play


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we adhere to US law.

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Yes, I know but in this case, given that Apple actively encourages people to import CDs into iTunes, and then tells you that you can burn a playlist and produce an audio CD, I would suggest that it's not aginst the law. Or are Apple encouraging people to break the law.

As Dysfunction has pointed out - fair use - and on discs that do not have encryption - it is legal.

Copying a disc - even one without encryption - to give to someone else - is illegal.

chscag was merely making sure the discussion stays within the legal bounds.
Especially with first time posters that may not be aware of any illegality.
And the question - how do I make "copies" - possibly implying some use other than creating a single copy for personal use.
No reason to belabor the point.