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illegal music???
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:49 pm
by The Shadow
Hay im not sure if this is comuputing or music but its a bit of both
but any way i was wondering what is the actual law on owning music that
is coppied, downoloaded, tabed, dubbed you know like everyithing to do with that
but yea i know that distributing or leanding coppied cd s is illegal but waht about the rest???
and is it alright to copy a cd so that the real one wont get damaged ???
and apparently having mp3s is not illegal because of its size and quality orsomthing like that, im pretty sure thats not true????
so does any one know the copyrite laws or music laws that covers everythign above????
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:14 am
by Fsiphskilm
IT IS okay to
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:31 am
by ThaKladd
In Norway, it's legal to download - but not upload. anyway, that law is under debate - and soon it will be illegal to download too...
anyway, it's legal to make mp3 and divx for personal use from cd's and DVD's you own.
Question about burning CDs...
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:47 am
by Ichigo_89
The law says it's illegal to burn CDs and share them with friends, but is it illegal to burn CDs from family members? (I.E. my close cousin in town, or my sister at home) HELP!
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:09 am
by inkhana
Yeah, it's basically illegal to copy any professionally produced CD (unless you somehow have permission), especially if it's for the purposes of sharing (whether you're going to give it to friends/family or keeping a copy and returning the original to a friend).
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:00 am
by DaphneBlueStrat
inkhana wrote:Yeah, it's basically illegal to copy any professionally produced CD (unless you somehow have permission), especially if it's for the purposes of sharing (whether you're going to give it to friends/family or keeping a copy and returning the original to a friend).
Actually, it is legal to copy a CD for YOUR OWN USE, IE to keep the original in its case to keep it from getting damaged.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:19 pm
by PumpkinKoRn52
It's illegal to burn cd's for anyone but yourself.*
*No one cares though.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:25 pm
by Stephen
Since we had 2 very similar threads I went ahead and merged them. Continue.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:33 pm
by CobaltAngel
It's illegal to burn cd's for anyone but yourself.*
*No one cares though.
That's unfortunatly very true, but that doesn't make it right. Keeping a spare copy of your CDs ripped on your computer in case something happens to them is perfectly legal - as compiling your own burned CD from music you already own. As others have said, where it becomes illegal is when you start giving it to other people.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:33 pm
by Yojimbo
There is nothing bad about mp3's themselves. It's just a format for data.