You have probably listened to streaming radio and you probably have a digital music player but until now those have stayed separate.
Now you can do a streaming-audio capture with a variety of different tools and put that captured content onto your digital music player. This once again allows you to ÒstealÓ music. .
Although it seems likely that record companies will sue, and most likely the makers of these tools, it is also likely that the ruling will be similar to the Sony Betamax case. In that case the product had a legitimate use that did not infringe copyright so as a whole the product was said not to be illegal. As long as these streaming audio capture tools can prove that they have a valid use they should be allowed.
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PC Magazine - Streaming-Audio Capture Tools