best external drive for ripping CDs

noske

... I’d enjoy examining the law which makes it illegal to give away a copy.

Feel free, but it's at the very basis of copyright law. The underlying principle of intellectual property and copyright law is that it allows control of distribution, from which royalties and other revenue derives. You can't give away free copies of copyrighted material because only the copyright holder can control distribution. But making copies for personal use is perfectly fine.

In the common law system, copyright covers conveying the work under issue to the public.

Should I gift a copy to one of my wives there may very well be a moral issue

He mailed it back with a strong admonishment.

but it is not illegal. The opinion of the esteemed Dean was not provided.

I concede that the issue is tricky and that is a reason I ranted at how the wording provided is rather sloppy.  In drafting matters legal, wording must be razor sharp precise.

You can’t give away free copies of copyrighted material because only the copyright holder can control distribution. But making copies for personal use is perfectly fine.

 @mahler123

I don't suppose you kept the BOT-1 power chord?

I've had great luck with my Pioneer BDR-XS06.

I usually burn Best of CD's with one of my Harmon Kardon CDR20's or 30's. Through my stereo system, not my computer. I see that the CDR 30 has both optical and Coax inputs, you might be able to use with an adaptor perhaps?

You can even burn from CD's and/or Albums onto the same cd. You'll need the manual to figure all that out though.

The LG looks good. I have always liked the Pioneer internal and external drives.