That's because at least one lawyer for the Recording Industry Association of America, the Big Four record companies' lobbying arm and primary legal weapon, considers the copying of songs from your own CDs to your own computer, for your own personal use, to be just as illegal as posting them online for all to share, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Arizona.

Crap! Here we go again on the battle for FairUse!

Was this not already ruled on in the whole VHS/BETA debacle?

Ripping MP3s Illegal, Grounds for Lawsuit