I am Making a site allowing people to listen to music online but NO DOWNLOADING. I own those mp3's Eminem,etc.

Question

IS IT LEGAL?

Answer 1

Yes, you could get in trouble fron the producers,artists.ect.
if you put copywrited material on the internet you can be sued or even sent to gaol.

Answer 2

In essence you would be operating an Internet Radio. I think there are FCC regs for that. In any case, it would constitute 'public performance' of the music and you would have to keep a log of what you played, when you played it, and you'd have to pay standard royalties to the artists you play. I'd check with the FCC before 'airing' any copyrighted music.
Here is a site that explains how music performance royalties work:
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-royalties7.htm

Answer 3

lots of the responses to your question are only classified ads for unlawful loose music websites... in my view in case you acquire music for loose, you're extremely stealing from whichever artist it extremely is. My uncle's a expert musician, and music piracy extremely hurts him... so do not save on with their suggestion. As for month-to-month websites, no i don't think of so. Rhapsody is the only one i understand of. the reason they don't enable you acquire is with the help of the fact then you certainly ought to pay one value, and procure each music contained in the international- it might kill the music marketplace (you may not pay a million artists with one month-to-month value) So no it would not exist, legally. only pass purchase CD's and burn them onto your itunes, or only purchase without put off from itunes.

Answer 4

Absolutely not...

...provided you get the necessary licenses from the artists, record labels and performing-rights organizations (i.e. ASCAP,BMI et. al.) beforehand.

Answer 5

I believe so.... but I think, you have to like ask like a "copyright" or something

Answer 6

No.