APPLE VS UK's HIGH COURT
British law has pronounced iTunes illegal, not because it's so bloated or using it has become a complete pain.
AFTERMATH OF THE "AM" APP LAUNCH
iTunes has taken a lot of heat in the aftermath of Apple Music app launch, with some critics declaring that the "app" should be dismantled and rebuilt from scratch. But now British law has actually rendered iTunes illegal.
THE JUDGEMENT
The United Kingdom's High Court just ruled that copying music from your personal CD collection to iTunes violates copyright law and so does backing up your music library to an external hard drive or cloud storage service. Thus, ripping a CD to iTunes is illegal.
EXPLANATION
"It is now unlawful to make private copies of copyright works any R.O.M you own, without the permission of the copyright holder. This includes format shifting from one medium to another," - a UK IPO spokesper.
APPLE'S NEXT MOVE ON THE RULING
Apple might go to court to defend iTunes, because it seems very clearly to violate the new law. Apple Music, and iTunes are now all illegal in UK, because they make copies of your music files.
THE VIEW OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT
The British government is apparently not thrilled with the High Court's decision, the IPO office said the government is "carefully considering the implications of the ruling and the available options before deciding any future course of action.
*If you live in the UK and have copies of your music library on your computer like any other person, don't freak too much. Apparently the government is pretty sure that no one has been taken to court over CD ripping for personal use.
..That's relieving.
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