i copied cds onto my computer and burned them. the originals belong to my brother and my friends. is this illegal?
2007-01-15 14:35:14 · 8 answers · asked by Levi Smithe 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
look at musicunited.org. i dont like what they say and am do not want to let go of my cds yet
2007-01-15 14:41:51 · update #1
According to DRM,Microsoft,RIAA,Apple and Congress DMA of 1998 it is ilegal to make 1 copy of a Copyrighted work without paying the Copyright Owner for that work.
Thats the law. The idea they are trying to impart is, if you want a CD for your boat, buy one, if you want an extra one for your mom, buy her one. If you want one your wife can listen to at the house while you want to listen to it on the boat, buy 2.
I can sorta understand the reasoning behind it, but then again, it is kinda hurting the artists more than helping.
If you did not buy them then they are ilegal copies.
2007-01-15 14:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the legal notice provided by the manufacturer. It's usually on the back of the manual. Some manufacuters allow licensees (buyers of their products) to create one copy of the software that the buyer bought) as a reserve. Some others don't. However, even if the manufactures don't allow you to do so, you still have certain rights. In some states, this prohibition don't apply by law (so, depending in what state you are living in, you may still be able to do so).
2007-01-15 22:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by sabam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal if you sell them to make a profit
2007-01-15 22:45:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the people who copy and then sell that they are after. But I could be wrong.
2007-01-15 22:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know, if the computer allows for it to happen then i guess not, but in my experince yes it is illegal.
2007-01-15 22:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by Brian M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you copy it for a friend just one or two friends its ok. as long as you ar not selling it.
2007-01-15 23:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by manningbj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its only illegal if you use it for profit
[selling them]
2007-01-15 22:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by Moi, 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i dont think if you just keep them and dont sell them
2007-01-15 22:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by tyler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋