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    Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:43
Have you not purchased a personal copy of the copyright - Thus can you legally download MP3 of same album and play it without breaking the law? 
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Points: 1014 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:45

What's the use of downloading an album you already have?

 
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for listening to it on your computer. and yes that's perfectly legal
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Points: 5187 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:51
Originally posted by AngelRat AngelRat wrote:

What's the use of downloading an album you already have?

 

This is called a hypothetical situation used to discuss a point of lawDead



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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:51
...but sharing it isn't if you let people without it download it
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Points: 5187 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:52

Originally posted by Swinton MCR Swinton MCR wrote:

Have you not purchased a personal copy of the copyright - Thus can you legally download MP3 of same album and play it without breaking the law? 

No you cannot. You are only licensed for the copy you bought.



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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:53

Originally posted by goose goose wrote:

for listening to it on your computer. and yes that's perfectly legal

Why not just play the CD on your computer?? Or am I missing the point? Surely if you just download the ITunes software you can burn all your albums on that and listern to them on your PC/Mac.
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2004 at 19:31

I don't know, I'm pretty lazy. Sometimes I'll download a song just because the CD is in a box in the garage and I don't feel like digging for it.

And I have a buttload of originals on vinyl and cassette; downloading mp3s gives me much less trouble- I hate having to mess with patch cords and analog input levels. It's probably a better copy, too, if it was a digital transfer.
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Points: 1835 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 12 2004 at 07:25

Swinton MCR wrote: "Have you not purchased a personal copy of the copyright - Thus can you legally download MP3 of same album and play it without breaking the law?"

Actually, that's an interesting question (well, interesting to some people, anyway!). I've heard all sorts of opinions over the years from 'bar stool lawyers' but never the real answer. Any lawyers out there reading this who are experts in the music business and care to comment? No?

My understanding is that you do *not* purchase a "personal copy of the copyright" (whatever that means). It's like a book: you can use it, lend it to others to use on a personal basis, but you do not have the author's permission to copy it.

But I understand that some online music sites (iTunes) allow a certain number (is it 3?) of copies to be made of a downloaded MP3/AAC files.

Anyone with real knowledge of the legalities care to enlighten us?
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