RIAA suing for copying legally purchased CDs to PC

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That link doesn't exactly have all the details. They didn't sue him because he had copies on his computer, they sued him because he had copies on his computer AND Kazaa.

AND those files were made available for sharing.

The defense that Howell went with was that he didn't place the files in a sharing folder. But the RIAA was able to DL the songs and thus sued.

The RIAA assertion was not that Howell simply ripped the songs to his computer, but that he also made them available for sharing.

Other than the Washington Post article (which only references blogs), the only sources I can find supporting the OP are blogs.

A couple of good articles on the topic:
Judge sides with RIAA: file-sharing apps lead to direct infringement
Rip Your CDs; Go to Jail? Or Bankruptcy Court. Despite the article title, the article points out the real details of the Howell case.