I buy mine as well. I have only got tracks on the laptop that I own the original disks for, I did have some downloads, but I have superceeded these with higher quality rips from original CDs

To this end I have not got a copy of 9 to 5 yet, as I had been unable to find a reasonably priced CD with it on, this all changed over the weekend though and I ordered a copy of Dolly's greatest hits from Amazon.

As to your poll, no I do not have a license at the moment, when I start doing enough work to justify the purchase I will, but as I have only done a few gigs at the moment and they are few and far between it would be a waste of money. As for your statement about not caring, I do care, I will endeavour to ensure that I am as legal as possible within the bounds of being realistic. The current shambles with reference to these licenses does not help.

If I did buy the license, I would not bother with the permissions, as I believe it is an absolutely absurd restriction and I have got better things to do with my life than write letters (that will in all probability go unanswered) to every Tom Dick and Sony record company.

So in answer to your question, No I have neither. Would I like to be legal? Yes, but at a time when the authorities have got their act together, and are also willing to weed out those that have no intention of complying.

Eddie.

If there was a definitive license

If you don't use a laptop, why bother adding a reply to a laptop poll.

because the bottom answer was "do not use laptop or computor system" so i voted but did not reply to topic as there was nothing i could add to it.but the poll asked so i anwered

And i didn't want to be rude by voting "don't use a laptop" and not put who i am!