The following are links to internet sites and on-line articles that touch on the issue of private use, particularly as they relate to the entertainment industries. I hope that you find it interesting, as well as informative.
All readings are optional.
Please skim through the following. Audio Home Recording Act or summary of the act. The Impact of Automated Rights Management on Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine. Digital Audio Recording Rights and Legislation. Summary of 1989 Office of Technological Assesment of U.S. Congress' Study of Audio Taping Practices.