See my other Q on a related subject. Do the legal implications change if the source/destination of the content is different from airwaves/analog tape?
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2006-09-23 05:04:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There are conflicting laws at play here. The Copyright Act and the Digital Milenium Copyright Act (DMCA) are the statutes most at issue. The question is whether your use would be akin to "time shift viewing" - explicitly permitted in the Supreme Court's Betamax ruling, or whether it is a DMCA violation, because of the format in which is was recorded.
Recent rulings in the RIAA cases would lead me to believe that the use is not technically legal, however, provided you never took the material off your drive or shared it online, it's highly unlikely that anyone would a) know or b) complain.
2006-09-23 10:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Final word about recording streaming sound is not pronounced yet. It wont be coming a long time. One thing certain is that you cant record streaming content and sell that. Once you hear a song, it gets recorded in hte best hard drive there is - your brain. the difference between the recording that is made in the head and a HDD is only a matter of degree, not of kind. Therefore courts will take a long time coming to a conclusion about it. In the meantime go ahead and hand copies to your friends for private use.
2006-09-24 04:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by HMG M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your question is based on ethics more than law's because in different country different law's which are still not came on fix decision so until that download as much as you want share it with friend for personal use or take membership. but when you fell that i should buy plz buy it follow your true felling b'coz you are improtant if you feel loving then there is no problem if not then everything is mess
2006-10-01 06:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by nm_virtual 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yo can only do that if you sign up and pay the membership.Like launchcast radio.They have there own::yahoo music jute box"" that works along with launchcast radio and you can even order music//Kind of works like lime-wire,but not free.
2006-09-23 17:57:15 · answer #4 · answered by Spinning Times LLC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
storing up to 1000 songs on a hard drive is not illegal more than that could invite trouble according to Riaa
2006-09-23 12:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as you do not rebroadcast it, and use it for privately it's legal
2006-09-23 13:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by Ironball 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I believe you do, providing it is only for your own use. It is illegal to download and then sell it to another.
2006-09-23 12:12:48 · answer #7 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well...its not legal...
2006-09-23 12:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by Vinay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋