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Re: TPM Soundtrack tracks
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Sun, 16 May 1999 04:50:36 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Ryan Dennett writes:
> On 5/14/99, at 10:30 PM, Ty B wrote:
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> > > I was under the impression that it couldn't be sold or a major section of
> > it freely distributed.
> >
> > Actually, none of it can be freely distributed. If you look at the
> > bottom of the back jewel case insert in every CD you own, you should see
> > something to the effect of:
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> > "Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws"
> > "Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by Federal
> > law and subject to criminal prosecution"
> > "Unauthorized reproduction, copying, lending, hiring, public= • performance
> > and broadcasting prohibited"
> >
> > US copyright law is somewhat lax in that you are permitted to make a
> > single copy of any media you personally own for archival purposes (read:
> > mixing tapes, backing up floppies) but the act of distributing copyrighted
> > material is of course unlawful, whether you charge for it or not.
>
> So I can convert them to some other format, but I have to leave them on
> my computer, is that correct??
Assuming that other people do not have access to them, yes, that's ok.
> OK one other question, a while back I had come across a midi site on the
> net and they had theme songs from a bunch of movies and TV shows and
> also musicians(-the vocals), wouldn't this be illegal then. And what about
Probably. A very high percentage of that sort of thing is technically illegal
- (sound files, pictures, movie clips, sound bytes).
> having DoTF on a website, wouldn't that also be illegal. I just want to= • Yes it would.
> know what the difference is.
None. Both of them are illegal. It is technically illegal (most places) to
make/own/distribute copies of work that is not your own, or that you have not
paid for the right to make/own/distribute.
In the case of a CD, presumably you have paid for the right to own a copy.
Most places, this includes the right to make additional copies for your own
personal use, but for distribution - you can covert it to MP3, play it on your
computer, copy it onto a tape to listen to in your car, put it on a mixed disk
with other music you own a copy of, but as soon as you distribute copies, you
are violating the implicit agreement you made when you bought the disk.
Distributing copies includes, but is not limited to: posting to the internet,
e-mailing to a friend, lending to your brother, selling for 5 bucks each in the
street, etc.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) So technically it was illegal for whoever it was that put DoTF up on the web to do that?? (...) Even lending it to a brother living in the same house?? Thanks for the info. I just didn't see how it was illegal if posting DoTF on the web (...) (27 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) So I can convert them to some other format, but I have to leave them on my computer, is that correct?? OK one other question, a while back I had come across a midi site on the net and they had theme songs from a bunch of movies and TV shows (...) (27 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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