Lil,
I don't want to stretch the issue, but I think you're missing the point.
Obviously you can listen to the music. To copy it and send it to another,
though, is illegal. Will that person get caught?? Probably not, but that
doesn't make it legal to do.
Regarding using wav or midi files in stationary............if the files are in
the public domain, there is no problem. If they are not, they fall under the
same laws as CD music - you cannot use them legally without paying the author
the royalty. The fact that people send them without getting caught has no
bearing on the issue. That's like saying many people do 75 on the freeway in a
posted 65 zone, therefore it must be legal to do 75! Not so!
Regards from
Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
,,,,,,,,
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Cincinnati, Ohio - Scottsdale, Arizona
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Tuesday, 10/31/2006, @ 12:13:04 PM EST
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If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:01:58 -0800, L. Cruz wrote:
[-] GMan,
[-] If you buy a cd or a single from a store, you are playing it on your
stereo... a neighbour drops by... do you switch the music off? My view is that
as long as Christine paid for the song and is not making money from it she can
send it as she pleases. In the Microsoft stationery newsgroup most posts
(stationery) have streamed music either in wma or asf format and I have never
seen any copyright issue arise from that. Thats MHO :o))
[-]
[-] Lil
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[-]
[-]
[-] Christine,
[-] I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure that the moment you 'send' it, you'll
be violating the copyright. Personal use never includes other family members.
[-]
[-] Peace,
[-] GMan
[-]
[-] "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
[-]
[-] ----- Original Message -----
[-] From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[-] To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[-] Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:54 PM
[-] Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- copyright/music on computer question
[-]
[-]
[-] [-] Hi, can someone tell me if I am paying to download music and want to
put one
[-] [-] of those songs in a personal photo slide show to send to family
members through email, would that violate copyright? Does anyone know?
[-] [-]
[-] [-] Thanks,
[-] [-] it is for personal use only.
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