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Is TimeTrax legal

Feb 7, 2006 5:15PM PST

Use Time Trax and Cheetah to record sat. Radio in 100% pure Digital Is this a legal way to fill up your hard drive with music? You have to pay a monthly subscription for satellite radio so does that cover the royalities. Does anyone have experience with this and how is the quality?

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Visit a lawyer in your country and ask.
Feb 7, 2006 9:31PM PST

It's the only way you'll know.

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Does it matter
Feb 7, 2006 10:07PM PST

I would guess that it would be as legal as a cassette recorder off a regular radio. Besides how can they catch you. If you still buy cd's I think this is a good way to try out new music. Besides I had a lot of 8 tracks at one time and the rights to them songs I still have if I read the rulls correct. It's all in the game.

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In the US, personal use is a non issue.
Feb 8, 2006 2:23AM PST

It's the file sharing and such that has most in an uproar.

-> Your original question is still one for a lawyer in your country. And even then you won't know until you're in court.

Workaround? Just stay low and don't share.

Bob