Ripping CDs Set To Be Legalized In UK 156
nk497 writes "The UK is finally set to legalize format shifting, making it legal for the first time to rip songs or films from CDs and DVDs. Ripping is technically illegal under copyright protection laws, despite most industry lobbyists agreeing it was time for a change. The rules look set to be modernized as the government endorses a recent intellectual property report, which also called for the government to ditch plans to require ISPs to block illegal file-sharing sites without a court order."
Re:Awesome that the UK legalizes format shifting. (Score:4, Insightful)
Even more awesome is that somebody in government actually read a "recent intellectual property report" that wasn't supplied by the MAFIAA.