Comments on: iPod law eases for music, not!

By: colin

colin — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:44:57 +0000

Yes, if you can get a CD sales person to agree to such a thing, and if the shop will stand behind it. I suspect the sales staff are briefed about what they can and can’t say about their merchandise, though. When I’ve asked CD sales assistants to guarantee that particular titles will play on a computer they have always said that it’s at my own risk and they won’t accept the disc as a return if it won’t play.

By: Peter Hewett

Peter Hewett — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:11:41 +0000

So if under 81A (2) the legality of format shifting is to be subject to contract terms, if any, then I suppose this means the purchase contract when you buy the CD or whatever. This purchase contract is with the retailer. If this is the case, what is to stop you agreeing a verbal contract with the retailer, to the effect that format shifting is ok?
If I buy on that basis, it is a condition of the purchase contract, and format shifting is permitted.