Divorcing..Splitting the cd collection..

Like T-bone, I too can not recommend copying the music.

I find this thread quite ironic. By recommending a method to copy music, aren't we biting the very hand that feeds us?

As an amateur musician, perhaps I'm a bit sensitive to this topic. Fortunately, I don't have to rely on the sales from my performances or product to support my family.

I am sorry to hear about your divorce. You and your wife bought your cd collection with your own earned money I see no problem in ripping half the collection for each other. Once you own it, you own it! I do not believe you intend to share it with the public as you seem to be a bit behind the times when it comes to media servers, hardware and software etc. I too suggest mac mini using EAC or Media Monkey for transfer onto a large hard drive and passing the digital signal to a quality DAC. Best of luck to you both.

Thanks for all the suggestions.I am a little smarter and certainly will start doing my homework.
There is no chance of kissing and making up.
We have mutually agreed on the division of everything except the cd collection.Our music tastes are identical so "you take what you like and I take what I like " will not work.
It took several years and thousands of $$$$$ to piece that collection together.We do not have any children so the cd collection became our "pride and joy" providing thousands of hours of listening pleasure.
As I stated my knowledge with ripping or copying music is very limited if not nil.
I have never owned a MP3 player ..IPOD ..whatever ...always paying for the cd..over a thousand.
If it was not for the break-up ripping or copying music would never have entered my mind.
So Pgawan2b cut me some slack .To date I have put alot of money into that hand.
Does it make copying music right ..NO...
Does it allow two close to retiring music lovers the chance to continue to enjoy something that took years to assemble...YES.....

Thefalls1117,

It's not simply a moral question of what is right or wrong...it's a legal issue - Copyright Act. If you do physically possess the software copy CD, then you are allowed to make copies for "fair use" for personal use by yourself. The Act stipulates it is illegal to make copies for others to use whether for profit or not.

Why don't you set up a visitation swap arrangement with the "X"?

Peace,
Lou

If you're retiring go get yourself a killer hifi system and give up the CD collection.