Copying music

[drewmeister2]

Is it wrong to copy a CD, as long as you dont sell it? Obviously, if you sell a copied CD, it would be wrong. But what about copying it to give to a family member, or copying it to have the CD in your car, and the same CD in your house (so that way you dont have to move them between places)? Thanks for your advice!

[shelly_freak]

Yeah it's fine. As long as it's just like a backup of a cd you have. I have coppies of all my faves in my car.

[sweetpea316]

I don't see anything wrong with it either. But maybe thats just because I do it often and am biased. I say go for it...you seem to know whats right and wrong in the situation. God bless.

[drewmeister2]

Thanks for your replies

[God Conquers]

ya, I'm pretty sure it's not wrong.

[toledo_jesus]

once you buy it I think you can do anything to it except distribute it.

[drewmeister2]

Is it wrong to copy to give to family members? I get the feeling it is, but what do you think? Is there any teaching in the Catechism?

Edited March 29, 2005 by drewmeister2

[geetarplayer]

I don't think there's a Catechism verse on it, but based on my own conscience, I should buy the CD for someone, not burn it.

-Mark

[MichaelFilo]

Distrubiting the CD is illegal.

God bless,
Mikey

[corban711]

[quote name='MichaelFilo' date='Mar 29 2005, 08:33 PM'] Distrubiting the CD is illegal.

God bless,
Mikey [/quote]
yes, the artist and record company deserve to get paid for their work. remember that they are often trying to live off this work and support their families. it is good to pay them. but yes, you can make copies of cd's that you have paid for, for your own personal use. i make copies and mix cd's of cd's i have all the time for in my car. but these are cd's that i have bought.

[Scofizzle]

I back up all of my CD's on my computer...then I can put them on my mp3 player or burn mix cd's...I also like to have car copies of my cd's not b/c i dont want to move them around but because Cd's in the car usually get all scratched up

[avemarisstella]

Making a copy for someone else is stealing, for you would normally pay for a copy for someone else. Whether or not that type of stealing is grave matter is another question: according to an old Redemptorist (I think) examination of conscience, stealing an amount equivalent to a day's wages is grave matter.

[jgirl]

I copy my sister's cds because I think it's a waste of money to buy two of the same cd.

[Funky_R]

I copy my family's cds a lot, we do it all the time. It makes no sesne to buy two copies, and I find I like some of their cds. I also like to have backups on hard-to-find cds.

[MichaelFilo]

The problem is when purchasing items for your use (anything really goes here, even houses) they can be shared witha nyone you want to. However, it is wrong (even if it is your family since a consumer is seen as a singular person as opposed to a family buying something like a CD) to make copies of anyone elses CDs and use them. That is, unless they don't listen to the CD the same time you do, which would then make you held responsible for stealing since the CD in itself is only sold to one person and two instances of it's use would make the same CD become two CDS and have two owners. Thus, it's fine to do it (listen to copies of your famalies stuff) as long as no one else is listening to a copy (or the original) at the time you do.

God bless,
Mikey

[jasJis]

This was an old thread some time ago and people looked up copyright laws.

Generally, it's allowable to copy CD's to use in devices that belong to the household. Ownership is considered for the entity of the household and use is allowed for devices owned or accessible to members of the household. Multiple copies within the househod are okay as back-ups and convenient use by the members of the household. Morally it doesn't seem like it's okay to call it a gift when you give your sister a copy so she can listen to it on her own as a seperate ownership, but it doesn't mean she can't listen to a copy it on her stereo when you listen in your car. It's a little gray, but morally, it shouldn't be as an official 'gift'.

Making a mix CD for someone in your household is different and can be considered a gift. The gift is your time and effort to select songs that the person would enjoy. It's legal the household owns copies of the songs or they were taped off the radio. It's illegal if they are copied from originals owned by other households or other households have taped them off the radio. It's not legal to burn a CD or make a mix for your sibling or relative that lives in their own household.

[musturde]

[quote name='MichaelFilo' date='Mar 30 2005, 04:53 AM'] The problem is when purchasing items for your use (anything really goes here, even houses) they can be shared witha nyone you want to. [/quote]
It counts on who it is first off. If its your mom or someone in the same household, there's no point in buying another cd and I know the artist would understand.

[RemnantRules]

yea...what they said

[ilovechrist]

wow... mixture of opinion.

i backup stuff onto my computer.. make mixes... and occasionally backup cd's if i want to keep the original in good shape.

[Donna]

If by copying it, the artist is deprived of just revinue, it is wrong. So say I.

Unless you have the artists's permission to do so.

OTOH, it's nice to make collections of songs, like a theme-based tape or whatever, with many artsists' material (a single song or two by whatever artist), and give [i]that [/i]away...but I wouldn't feel right about it unless the copy I made the individual songs from was mine and paid for.