I can only try: Sigh, if you really don’t want the discussion to end, and consider it cowardly to close the discussion, I’ll grace you with a response. Though, my instinct is that even though this is an issue you feel strongly about, you will soon be contrite over your poor choice of words in this discussion. After all, was it not you who made THIS comment to folks who, too, strongly felt about an issue?
Rav Shapiro said that per RYSE the tnai itself is acceptable to be used but that RYSE never indicated that the buyer ever agreed and is therefore subject to the tnai — and that he is not, in fact. Also, all three rabbonim I have discussed (unlike Rav Belsky) do allow the individual to trust his own judgement as to whether he would or would not have purchased the CD (or other IP).
You also question my describing the majority of poskim’s position since you think I probably don’t know what the majority hold, yet a few days ago above you yourself describe a position as that of the “overwhelming majority of poskim” without any knowledge of such. Nevertheless, even putting aside the question of majority, I have repeatedly pointed out that my own Rov paskened it is permissible to copy. Yet you persist in falsely saying I am “cherry-picking”. Sticking with my own Rov’s position, the same Rov I use for ALL my shailos (when he is available), is hardly “cherry-picking”. Furthermore, even though I hadn’t identified him, I did give you two other poskim who are on-the-record that copying is permissible under the circumstances. One I provided you a maare makom in a halacha sefer and the other I provided you with a Rov you can easily contact directly.
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