But before downloading, beware! There are many legalities concerned with the downloading and copying of digital music.
Most people are aware that artistic works including songs, music and films are subject to copyright, which gives the creator the right to profit from the sale of copies of his or her work. By copying a DVD or CD, for sale or personal use, you are thereby depriving the artist of profit, and this is in fact a crime tantamount to theft of intellectual property.
In short, the only legal way to copy music is to use only original CD’s that you legitimately own (not borrowed). You may burn one copy for your personal use, or download music from those CD’s to your own MP3 player.
Making multiple copies of CD’s for sale or distribution, even to friend or family is illegal and in breach of copyright. Downloading copyrighted music from non-authorised websites or making copies available to others on the internet is also copyright infringement. Just borrowing a CD to copy or copying digital music files from someone else’s MP3 player or computer is illegal, even if that person owns the original CD, and you may be prosecuted if detected.
For some people, the only reason not to make illegal copies is the risk of detection, and if that risk is negligible, see no reason not to do so. Apart from a sense of morality, the best reason not to make illegal copies is to support artistic endeavour so that we have a continuing supply of new works of music and art to enrich our lives.
Most people are aware that artistic works including songs, music and films are subject to copyright, which gives the creator the right to profit from the sale of copies of his or her work. By copying a DVD or CD, for sale or personal use, you are thereby depriving the artist of profit, and this is in fact a crime tantamount to theft of intellectual property.
In short, the only legal way to copy music is to use only original CD’s that you legitimately own (not borrowed). You may burn one copy for your personal use, or download music from those CD’s to your own MP3 player.
Making multiple copies of CD’s for sale or distribution, even to friend or family is illegal and in breach of copyright. Downloading copyrighted music from non-authorised websites or making copies available to others on the internet is also copyright infringement. Just borrowing a CD to copy or copying digital music files from someone else’s MP3 player or computer is illegal, even if that person owns the original CD, and you may be prosecuted if detected.
For some people, the only reason not to make illegal copies is the risk of detection, and if that risk is negligible, see no reason not to do so. Apart from a sense of morality, the best reason not to make illegal copies is to support artistic endeavour so that we have a continuing supply of new works of music and art to enrich our lives.