So everybody is talking about music download using Limewire, and I am sure it is illegal, right?

However, I do have a question about the legality of music download. Say I own a LP I bought in the 70's. Paid full purchasing price for it. Fast forward to 2006. I now have an iPod, and would like to listen to that LP in MP3 format. As far as I know, there is no way to convert songs from the LP to my iPod. So if I download the same songs from the on-line music source, am I violating the law?

How do the record companies determine the copy right of a song? If I have to pay for the same songs the second time, is it not the record companies do the rip off? Then, why do me, the consumer care about protecting their copy rights?

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