Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: legally owned copies
From:    Ogg(21:3/110.10)
Date:    Sat Aug 29, 2026 19:16

Hello Nightfox!

** On Friday 28.08.26 - 18:09, Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN:

 PF>> Maybe it's time to get rid of old baggage, emotional and physical?   :)

 N> :)  I'm all for that. And as far as physical things, there are some things
 N> I have that I've kept packed in boxes for quite a while, such as my
 N> collection of music CDs.  I've ripped all of those to media files (FLAC &
 N> MP3), so technically I could get rid of the CDs, but I feel better keeping
 N> them since they're legally purchased music. If I got rid of the CDs, I'd
 N> still have the ripped versions and then I technically wouldn't have
 N> legally owned copies anymore.  I imagine many people probably wouldn't
 N> care, but I feel better keeping the CDs.

Nah..  your ripped versions are still valid (remote) "backups"!   :D

I have quite a CD collection over time too.  I'd miss some of the booklets
and jackets if I just gave my physical collection away.

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