Recording off the radio

[lightshow]

I would think it would be technically illegal (in the United States) since the obvious reason, but I found this

"the right of consumers to tape songs off the radio has generally been held to be fair use"

http://news.com.com/Tension+grows+between+labels+and+digital+radio/2100-1025_3-6027079.html

So it is technically legal then?

[thesixthsensor]

Isnt XM radio facing a pretty big lawsuit right now?

[Damnatory]

It is still held to be 'legal', specifically because no one has really raised a tiff about it yet. Public radio that is. Satallite radio companies are begining to get a little heat, only because they are offering a "Tivo" type recording option with some of there receivers now.