Nothing wrong with CDs.
But if you sell the CD you have to delete the ripped file. You do not own the right to rip the CD and then sell the CD. You have to keep the CD if you keep the ripped file.
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All of this is making several presumptions. You are presuming the seller of the CDâs only has one copy of that CD? The guy who sold me these CDâs had numerous duplicates of the exact same CD (how many I do not know). I do not know the laws, but is it definitively illegal if someone rips a CD, sells it, but has the exact same music on vinyl?
Absolutely there is a presumption. You presume that person is selling their one and only CD of the music that was ripped. And, if you paid attention, I never advocated the practice of ripping a CD and selling CDs.
Yes, this is definitively illegal.
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Iâm a long-time fan of a Windows-based CD ripping app called Exact Audio Copy (EAC). I ripped my entire CD library of around 900 discs over a few months. It uses an excellent error detection and correction scheme to give you a high degree of confidence of producing âbit-perfectâ rips. It also allows you to optionally convert the .wav files to .flac after each track is ripped. I donate a modest sum to the developer each time he releases a new version. I believe in encouraging good software products. 
These days, I prefer to download the CD-quality and higher resolution files when available only resorting to buying the physical media where downloads are not available. There are a number of online record stores, including Octave Records, who now offer their catalogue with the download option.
One final point. As others here have already written, I encourage you to do the right thing and pack away your physical media while you possess and use the ripped files.
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Me too.
âIâm going to rip my CDs to put the music on a streamer SSD. But I wonât sell I will keep my physical CDsâ
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Well, thatâs just wonderfulâŚwe have agreed with everything. Ripping CDâs and selling the CDâs without retaining at least one CD copy is illegal. People are selling a lot of CDâs making it a buyers market for what may have been previously hard to get titles. No specific person is being blamed for this practice. Everyone paying attention now?
So good for you. Iâve never ripped my CDs and Iâve never sold any CDâs ever. Regardless of what others have done with their CDs, they arenât blood diamonds.
Buying a new CD, t-shirts, and other swag means food for musicians and others in the industry.
There is nothing wrong with buying or selling a used CD, as long as no one is keeping a ripped copy. If someone is keeping a ripped copy, pass and buy a new CD.
Easy.
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Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that if you sell a ripped CD, I honestly donât care. Just like I donât care that in Vermont itâs illegal for a neighborhood association to ban clotheslines, or that in Wisconsin itâs illegal to throw a rock at a train. Just doesnât matter to me one way or the other.
But itâs ok if such things matter you 
Well, I certainly opened the door, but you tossed in the grenade. 
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I used a software hack in my OPPO 105 to rip bit perfect DSF data stream to the ethernet port for capture on my Mac. Must have ripped 100 SACDâs to DSF64 & DSF128. Plays perfectly via Roon or Jriver.
And yes, I kept the SACDâs.
BTW, all the Moody Blues recordings from the 60âs after Lodge and Hayworth joined the band to early 70âs is surreal. Probably the most astonishing unlock of an original old recording Iâve ever witnessed. Shocking actually.
And . . . Itâs a dud.
Perhaps PS Audio could start a CD exchange like Discogs, except we have certified rip free CDs? A white ribbon could be placed over the CD, âsanitized for your protection.â Or better yet, just automatically add licensing fees paid to the artists and engineers for every CD sold, much like charging carbon credits.
The law regarding private citizens ripping and selling their CDâs is no longer enforced. The recording industry no longer pursues such cases. The law has a become legally meaningless.
All thatâs left is oneâs personal opinion on the matter. Which is totally fine. But thatâs all it is, oneâs personal opinion.
And . . . .
It is still a dud.
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Again, your personal opinion. Nothing more, nothing less 
You could also read about the Euphony music server.
Remember, the industry and the government can start enforcing the law any time they want. It just takes the right leaders.