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Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.Hi, I've just come back from Ubuntu, and am happy to be using real Debian, again. At the moment I'm using Lenny, with several Window Managers (afterstep/xfce and Gnome (not KDE)). Can anyone tell me whether it is possible these days to rip mp3's from my CD's, for legal use. I would use the Ogg Vorbis format, but unfortunately my Land Rover stereo only does mp3's. I would prefer to use the MAIN repo's ideally, but I'm guessing this will be too restrictive. Anyone help? Thanks, Chris. Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
Install 'cdparanoia' and 'ripit' - that allows you to make the mp3 files (and optionally, an mp3 playlist).
If you have a good CD/DVD device (Panasonic is excellent), you can even recover tracks from defective discs which claim to be CDs (and which may have blurred microscopic writing about 'protection').
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
Got those installed and GRIP. Is it possible to encode CD's using an encoder within Debian, or do I need to add another source that points to non-free?
I'd really like to keep my system standard if possible.
Cheers,
Chris.
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
I thought all that software was in the main repository. If it's not, it will be in Christian Marilat's archives, which currently live at:
www.debian-multimedia.org
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
The software is in the MAIN repo, it's just that I think I need LAME or something that can actually output the mp3 format.
My question is, is there a way to do this using MAIN, or do I have to get add-on software from other repo's (such as Marilat's)?
Thanks,
Chris.
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
'lame' is in Marillat's archive
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
I know that, thanks. My question is, can I get this functionality from within MAIN?
Re: Using Lenny to rip mp3's from my CD's.
'lame' was removed from main a long time ago. It is encumbered by patents (see Alcatel vs Microsoft) so even though the software itself is free, it is left out for legal reasons. In many European nations the mp3 patent is not enforceable so it is possible to have an archive with 'lame' even though legally you may not use it in the USA. Once upon a time mere possession of the program and source code was harmless, but I'm not a lawyer so I have no idea if the DMCA or other Bush laws have changed that.
DMCA not a Bush law
You seem to have some facts confused. Bush laws? That's an amusing phrase. It would seem that the United States passes its laws through a legislative process with two houses, the bills are signed or vetoed by a President, and then interpreted by a judiciary. There would be no such thing as a Bush law, although a President might have sponsored or suggested a bill. A bill still requires passage by the U.S. Congress to become law.
The DMCA was passed unanimously by the Senate in 1998 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
My belief is that the DMCA was ill-considered and rushed into law following two WIPO treaties in 1996. There does seem to be a few positive points of the DMCA, namely the safe-harbor provision which has been named as the primary defence of YouTube in Viacom vs Youtube.