Guilty! Here is what the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) says regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act:
"It’s okay to copy music onto special Audio CD-R’s, mini-discs and digital tapes (because royalties have been paid on them) – but not for commercial purposes. Beyond that, there’s no legal 'right' to copy the copyrighted music on a CD onto a CD-R. However, burning a copy of CD onto a CD-R or transferring a copy onto your computer hard drive or your portable music player won’t usually raise concerns so long as the copy is made from an authorized original CD that you legitimately own and the copy is just for your personal use. It’s not a personal use – in fact, it’s illegal – to give away the copy or lend it to others for copying."
Music theft—or piracy—is constantly evolving as technology changes. Many different actions qualify as piracy, from downloading unauthorized versions of copyrighted... Read More »
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