If I buy a vinyl record is it legal to dl the songs on it (normally illegally) off of something like limewire?
I heard it was legal to download songs off of limewire (or any of the big file sharing programs) if you own the CD that they are on. Since vinyl records have superior sound quality over MP3 music files I was wondering if i could buy a vinyl record then dl the songs on it off of limewire for portable MP3 player use legally. If it is legal, that rocks. If not, oh well.
This is one of those gray areas that depends on who you talk to. If you own a copy, then you can do anything you want to with it. If you have vinyl, you can make copy it so you can burn it on a CD or put it on a MP3 player. All perfectly legal. You CAN’T make a copy of it for a friend, sell a copy, or share it out on the internet.
Remember, that’s my humble opinion. Others will surely disagree that the law is more strigent and other will say it isn’t that strigent. Unfortunately, I fear that Congress will decide for us one day
In general, it is legal to own a backup of something you already own. But if you downloaded it and did not create the back up from your original product- I’m not sure. But if you want to get technical there may be a few issues.
But, there is various software you can download that will allow you to record the music from your record player (if you have a stereo setup w/ your record player) to the computer and then convert to mp3.
Usually its OK to make a backup copy WITHOUT selling / renting it out to anybody.