The law is not as specific as it could be.
One small problem with your argument though:
You do not own the copyright. When you buy a CD that does not make you a copyright owner. It makes you the owner of copyrighted material.
The copyright owner has the right to make copies of his work and distribute it as he sees fit. The consumer does not. The consumer is normally allowed to transfer the ownership of his copy, not new copies of the work.
The right to make copies of a work is rarely granted to 3rd parties, which would be you as a consumer.
When in doubt about whether a copyrighted work is meant to be shared or regarded as "open source" the best course of action is to obtain permission from the copyright holder.
See my post on the specific application of the law towards backup copies of software. You, as the consumer, are allowed to make copies of software you own for archival purposes (a backup copy).
One small problem with your argument though:
You do not own the copyright. When you buy a CD that does not make you a copyright owner. It makes you the owner of copyrighted material.
The copyright owner has the right to make copies of his work and distribute it as he sees fit. The consumer does not. The consumer is normally allowed to transfer the ownership of his copy, not new copies of the work.
The right to make copies of a work is rarely granted to 3rd parties, which would be you as a consumer.
When in doubt about whether a copyrighted work is meant to be shared or regarded as "open source" the best course of action is to obtain permission from the copyright holder.
See my post on the specific application of the law towards backup copies of software. You, as the consumer, are allowed to make copies of software you own for archival purposes (a backup copy).
The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein