My step dad and I are in an argument. I say that the music he downloads off the net is illegal. He says its not illegal unless you try to sell it to someone else. Who’s right?
Well in this case of Child vs. Dad, the Child is correct.
If caught illegally downloading music of the internet the RIAA will have a field day. You will be sued, and will have to sign an agreement saying that you will not violate the copyright laws ever again, and if you do happen to infringe them in any manner again you will serve jail time.
On this note, in some countries the copyright laws vary. In Canada, you cannot copy music and give it to someone, however you can copy it for yourself, and you can let someone else copy your music, but you cannot copy it and give it to them all yourself.
If you buy AND download from a site, such as iTunes, or mp3.com, then you are legal in the United States, as you have paid for the music.
i also download my music off the internet…. from walmart.com/music but since i pay 94 cents per song, its legal. if you aint paying for it, its illegal
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It depends where you are located.
In the United States, it is strictly illegal to download commercial music without paying for it, even without intent to distribute.
In Canada, (from my understanding of the law) it is legal to make copies (or downloads) of commercial music for personal use. It becomes illegal if you start distributing these copies or sell them however. It is not illegal (from my understanding) to allow someone to copy music that you own however, but you cannot actively provide a copy to someone else.
Note: If you use a service like iTunes and pay to download the music, this is a legal download service.
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Yes, downloading copyrighted music off the internet is illegal and the RIAA can sue anyone who downloads copyrighted music off the internet.
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Well in this case of Child vs. Dad, the Child is correct.
If caught illegally downloading music of the internet the RIAA will have a field day. You will be sued, and will have to sign an agreement saying that you will not violate the copyright laws ever again, and if you do happen to infringe them in any manner again you will serve jail time.
On this note, in some countries the copyright laws vary. In Canada, you cannot copy music and give it to someone, however you can copy it for yourself, and you can let someone else copy your music, but you cannot copy it and give it to them all yourself.
If you buy AND download from a site, such as iTunes, or mp3.com, then you are legal in the United States, as you have paid for the music.
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