Some sites say it's not, but a friend of mine was fined like $1000 for downloading songs from someone sharing over the internet. How do you know if it's illegal or not? I wanted to email my cousin some songs I purchased from itunes. Is that illegal?
2007-01-16 00:28:53 · 9 answers · asked by lilmama 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
How do you know if you own the copyright?
2007-01-16 00:33:55 · update #1
Music that you purchase from itunes can be used on 5 different computers. If you authorize their computer to play your songs (put it on your account), then technically the music would not be illegal.
However, if you burn them to a disk and give it to them, then yes, it is illegal. Should they put the disc in her computer to play them - they will most likely, if they has itunes installed, the songs will be flagged and your cousin will be asked for your password to authorized their computer to play them (I've seen this happen).
I disagree with the policy, as you have purchased the music, but from what I understand that is the way it is.
2007-01-16 00:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by sagegranny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sharing music IS illegal. If I were the one making laws, they should've outlawed consumer tape recorders the day they were invented. Why? I'm not holding anything against Sony, but these devices send the message "Hey! If I recorded this off the radio, I can share it!". That is NOT true. But still, if we fix this, it will cause the problem that we can only listen to the radio, nothing else, and that would be just plain horrible.
P.S. My stance on music I buy from iTunes is that it's DRM rewards pirates who find ways around it, and punishes the honest buyer who doesn't! Now THAT is one stupid way to protect music!
Also, if the public exhibition part of FBI warnings was enforced, you could be fined and thrown in prison just for having someone over at your house when your stereo happens to be playing one of your CD's!
2007-01-16 02:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the most part, sharing music IS illegal. Even radio stations, clubs, DJ's and many others that just play music for other people have to pay the record company rights fees to play their music. So burning a song and giving it to someone else is illegal for both the person that accepts it and the person that gives it. The only time it's not illegal to burn music is when you're making a backup for yourself incase you get scratches on your main copy. Even then, you should keep the original to prove that you own a legit copy. Obviously, it's hard to catch people doing this, but your friend is one example of how they are trying to fight this battle.
2007-01-16 00:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by osuguy978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case your stats are perfect, $4 billion in (shared information) is in common words a small fraction of the total vaIue, so i do not see it as a probability to any of the performers or to the recording marketplace. If something it easily boosts the interest and sales of frustrating to locate music. for instance, you may come for the era of one or 2 previous songs from an album that you have not heard in a lengthy time period and also you want to purchase the total album. My standpoint is this = If i purchase a CD, that is mine, and if i want to share it (loose) that is my right to finish that. i do not imagine that is my right to reproduction and promote tho. human beings were duplicating and sharing cassettes lengthy earlier P 2 P record sharing became accessible. so some distance as i'm in touch there's no enormous difference. that is yet another interesting factor. If I stick a dollar in a juke field and play a track for my own leisure and delight, shouldn't all and diverse modern-day who enjoys listening to it share my value of the juke field? I actually don't sense in charge after I reproduction and share a recording, nor do I have any sympathy for the recording artist, they value obscenely inflated costs for a price tag to a live performance, CD's also are overpriced, and a mess of the performers are too ignorant to stay off booze and medicines. the following is a few examples; Hank Williams - died from an over dose of herion Elvis = died from prescription drug abuse Janis Joplin = OD'd on drugs Glen Campbell - drugs and booze destroyed occupation there is dozens more effective, i'm confident you recognize some.
2016-10-15 07:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that sharing music is illegal but downloading music is highly illegal.
2007-01-16 00:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't illegal as long as you bought the song
2007-01-16 00:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is legal if you own the copyright in the music.
If you don't own the copyright it is illegal. Which isn't to say none of us do it anyway....
2007-01-16 00:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by bonshui 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if its illegal music. (Music stolen from websites, stores, etc.)
2007-01-16 00:33:27 · answer #8 · answered by chevy_flames 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its only illegal if you got caught.
2007-01-16 00:37:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋