There is a fairly obscure band that I know of, and a non-band related person put some of their music up on the web. Both the band and the record company that recorded their music are long gone, without even contact information to the owners. I know I could get away with downloading these songs, but just for my own comfort, I would like to know if it's legal or not.
2007-09-27 23:19:47 · 5 answers · asked by Joel Z 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
OMG, what fraginal said is dead wrong, downloading for personal use is still a copyright violation.
The company may be gone, but they probably had creditors and shareholders. Where the rights are depends on when the song was published. If after 1978, the copyright is vested for the life of the author plus 75 years....so...it's a copyright violation. Whether there is anyone on earth who would care is another question, one I can't answer, but fraginal is dead wrong and he should be ashamed of himself.
2007-09-27 23:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone, somewhere, owns the copyright to that song, guaranteed.
I am not sure, but you may be able to find the copyright through the library of congress. Or through some kind of recording industry records.
As far as I'm concerned, while copyright is needed to protect the individual, nevertheless, it also protects huge media giants that profit from others works for decades. It curtails free speech and stifles the free flow of information.
A good example is Getty Images. I found an image I wanted to use in a documentary. The image dated back to the 1930's. I found that Getty Images owned it, so I contacted them and to use it would cost almost $1,000. That is nuts. It didn't even say anywhere who the photographer was, it that it was owned by a huge image house that charges outlandish prices. Plus, on their web site, they state they actively go after people who infringe on "their" copyright.
BALDERDASH!!
I'm sorry, I just can not do business with people like that.
I'm so damned pizzzzed off about copyright laws I opened up my website photo's, almost 2600 of them to the public domain with a few restrictions. I wish others would do the same and put places like Getty Images on the skids.
http://www.pbase.com/sailingjim
Peace
Jim
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2007-09-27 23:37:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Downloading of music for personal use is not a violation of the copyright law.
2007-09-27 23:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-28 06:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The copyrights would be sold to someone else or transfer ed to the stockholders as part of a corporation liquidation.
2007-09-27 23:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋