From: Mxyzptlk <jpklein@telocity.com>
quoted 2 lines I don't know how MANY copies you are allowed, but if you own the original
> I don't know how MANY copies you are allowed, but if you own the original
> work, it IS legal to make at least A copy for personal use.
But you don't. The copyright holder does. You can download my mp3 tune
freely, and can give it to as many people as you like (because I haven't
said otherwise), but I still own the tune. So if you were to put it on CD
and start selling it as your own (or even just to make profit off my name -
some hope, ha ha), then I could drag you into court and sue you for every
penny you made from it, plus whatever it costs to keep my lawyers in clean
shirts. Technically speaking, DJs or nightclub owners should ask permission
from the publisher to play any given record in public. Of course nobody is
ever prosecuted for this, but the rule exists to stop promoters using
copyrighted music in a stage or TV show without paying fees. Radio stations
have to pay for every track they play.
In sum, you only own a copy of the original work, and your right are
restricted.
Anig Browl
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