Is it ok to distribute Mp3s of songs no longer in the market
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Old songs which are no longer being made by the dsitributor. Is it ok?
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They're still copyright, so no.
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sure?Originally posted by ditzy:They're still copyright, so no. -
sure.Originally posted by About A GaL:sure?
If really want to distribute, don't do mass distributing (aka suicide). Just share with your friends via msn or something. -
Yes sure. Even old games and movies. Unless the copyright owner freely distributes them. Like for example, Grand Auto Theft (the first one and the second one I think) is now available free and hence I think there's is nothing wrong distributing it. In fact, I think the owner will appreciate you since you help them in promoting the game (for the latest GTA series), which is why they make it free in the first place.
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Knn, all those singers, producers so rich n well off, drive big car, live big house, screw pretty gals, still wanna kao pei so much abt piracy for wat...
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How abt song oldies? I am sure most songs copyright lasts abt 20 yrs? I am referring to songs in the 50's 60's and 70's. I am quite sure they are now copyright free? I see a lot of compilation albums from those era selling quite cheap so I guess the copyright fees are no longer there?
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From http://www.lbl.gov/Workplace/patent/ch1.html
The term "Copyright" describes a bundle of rights granted by the U.S. Constitution to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary (software is considered a "literary work"), dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. These rights include the legal right to exclude others, for a designated time, from copying, selling, performing, displaying, or making derivative versions of a work of authorship.
Generally, a copyright will last 50 years beyond the death of the author. For works made for hire, discussed later, the copyright expires 75 years after publication, or 100 years after creation, whichever comes first.