Ma lalo o ke kānāwai US copyright, inā hoʻololiʻoe (rip) i kahi CD mua āu i lawe ai i nā kikowaena pūnaewele, a laila ua hōʻaia kēiaʻo 'Fair Use'. ʻOiai e hoʻohanaʻoe ia mea no kāu hoʻohana pono'ī aʻaʻoleʻoe e māhele i nā mea kope i nā mea'ē aʻe, a laila,ʻaʻoleʻoe e uhaʻi i ke kānāwai.
Wahi a ka pūnaewele pūnaewele RIAA, uaʻoluʻolu ia e hana i kope o kahi CD mua e like me nā faila puʻupuʻu o nā mele a iʻole e puhi i hoʻokahi kope no kāu iho pono'ī, akā,ʻaʻole e kaʻana like me nā mea'ē aʻe. ʻO ka mea nui e hoʻomanaʻo,ʻaʻoleʻoe e hoʻokaʻawale i ka mele mai kāu waihona CD kahiko i nāʻano a pau.