Ask Slashdot: Can I Cross US Borders With Legally Ripped Media? 285
First time accepted submitter ozspeed writes "I live in Australia where I've been enjoying the luxury of taking legally purchased music and film and ripping them for my personal enjoyment on my digital media devices; all legal and above board in my country. I'm about to move to the U.S. for a few years and wondered if I would get into trouble if I tried to bring them across the border with me. Any Slashdot been in a similar position, or have a good view of the law on this?" The U.S. has claimed broad data-snooping rights at the border (though some common sense may have broken out, too), but I've never heard of anyone hassled for this reason; have you?
as long as you don't have plants or animals (Score:5, Insightful)
border control mostly cares about plants, animals, insects, large amounts of precious metals, illegal drugs, kiddie porn
no one cares about you carrying around ripped music and movies
i've traveled around the world and from all the nonsense you read about US law enforcement i've had less trouble at US Customs than almost anywhere in the world. including Europe.
Re:Legal in your country. (Score:1, Insightful)
If heroin was legal in your country, do you think it would be legal for you to cross into the US with it?
No, of course not. Because heroin is illegal in the US. Next question: if cotton shirts were legal in your country, do you think it would be legal for you to cross into the US with it?
What a stupid question.
Your question was rather stupid. The original question is still valid.
Law in the US (Score:2, Insightful)
1) The law in the US is becoming above the law
2) You poor bastard.
3) all other questions refer to #1
It depends (Score:4, Insightful)