In the UK it is no longer illegal to copy music for your own personal use.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | UK music fans can copy own tracks
The thing that get's me is that way back when I was a kid, it was someone giving me a Tape with Nirvana's Nevermind on one Side and Pearl Jam's One on the other which got me into the music that I love. And whilst my tastes have changed over the years to incorperate a much more diverse range of music, it all goes back to that point where I can pinpoint falling in love with music in general.
By stopping people being able to share music, be it online or with CD's they are closing out a lot of people who may not have the chance to find what they enjoy, and to that end they are really shooting themselves in the foot.
