HI
I am making a new free bollywood mp3 sites but I don't know is loading mp3 freely on my server is legal or illegal. If illegal, what are the consequences and what can I do to not be elligible for these consequences
2007-01-01 01:02:52 · 4 answers · asked by Need Help 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Does adding a DISCLAIMER to it help me
2007-01-01 01:14:29 · update #1
Lets start with a honest answer first.
It is Not Legal to use others work as you may want to do. What you will be doing is be in violation of others copyrights and this is extremelly illigal.
This link will give you the total information pertained to MP3..
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/mp3/
One of the most commonly downloaded type of file is the MP3. Almost every song ever performed, no matter how obscure, can be found somewhere on the Internet. Even the most recent Top 100 songs can be easily downloaded from various websites. And even if a particular song cannot be found on the Web, then there's always the peer-to-peer file sharing networks like KaZaa. In summary, every song is freely available to anyone with a reasonably fast Internet connection.
An annoying detail is that music is copyrighted. This means that the maker of a work must grant permission before his work may be distributed over the Internet. In the vast majority of the cases the copyright holder has not granted such permission, because most artists make money by selling CDs with their music. The music industry not surprisingly is complaining loudly about all the lost sales they claim to suffer because of all those free downloads.
Your use or Home use:
MP3s may be protected by copyright, but copyright law contains several provisions that limit the rights of the copyright holder. Dutch copyright law for example states in article 16b that it is allowed to make a few copies of a copyrighted work, if those copies are only used for private practice, study or use. This is called a "home copy". Under Dutch law it is permitted to convert your CD collection to MP3, and to play those MP3's at work, as long as they are not played back publicly so all your colleagues can hear them.
The same applies for rented or borrowed CDs, because the law does not require that you must be the legal owner of a work in order to be allowed to make a home copy. By analogy this also applies for music in other formats, such as MP3's as found on the Internet. According to Dutch law it is therefore legal to copy a rented or borrowed CD, or to download music from the Internet for one's private use.
Such a home copy may not be distributed any further, because it may only be used for private practice, study or use. Downloaded music may thus not be put on the Internet or be transmitted to anyone else.
There is of course nothing special about the file format MP3 as opposed to formats like WMA or Ogg Vorbis. MP3 is currently the most popular format, and it is common to equate MP3 with "music in digital form". For this reason I have use the term MP3 even though the legal situation is no different for other digital formats for music.
2007-01-01 01:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by TEX 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you don't own the copyright to copyrighted material (which i'm guessing these songs are) then yes it is illegal to distribute them on your website. To not be elligible for the consequences, you could set up player from http://www.radioblogclub.com/ This site lets you put whatever songs on a website, but because people don't actually download the songs (they can just listen to them while on the website) I think it is legal. Read this article if you want more information about radioblogclub, http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,44416,00.html?tw=wn_story_related
Hope it helps.
2007-01-01 01:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by James B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best site to download mp3 songs http://www.mp3racks.com/
2014-02-09 04:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by Maria John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are legal im not completely sure coz you cant upload movies on da website..so 60% legal.thats what i think.....oh yes if ur in india then there are no consequences.you can post freely.
2007-01-01 01:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think listening online is legal but downloading and spreading it free is illegal
here are some good websites
http://zmp3skull.com
http://xeesongspk.com
2014-04-30 23:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by kingdevil222 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose it is legal..but i cant suggest u do it
2007-01-01 01:04:51 · answer #6 · answered by shanthicharuvil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋