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king X-FactorIt was theft then .... and it's theft now 
The difference here is that giving an old TDK C90 casette to your mate of a copy of an album or 2 was not really a factor.
But actively promoting theft of copyrighted music on one of the biggest websites in the UK, owned by a publishing house that has some musical titles in it's portfolio is not particularly clever.
And it's illegal too
The difference here is that giving an old TDK C90 casette to your mate of a copy of an album or 2 was not really a factor.
But actively promoting theft of copyrighted music on one of the biggest websites in the UK, owned by a publishing house that has some musical titles in it's portfolio is not particularly clever.
And it's illegal too
Well the whole thing is quite debateable really. If somebody hears a track recorded on a disc, from an album from somebody they've never heard of, likes it then goes out and buys the album. Surely that's good?
Anyway, I'm not arguing with you, it's just a crap system that's restrictive and is hardly theft when it comes to music. Hardly flogging pirate CDs down the market by the thousand.
But that's a different thread.
Most of the stuff on mine would have been obscure 60s/70s/acid-techno/German hard ambient anyway.
On Hayes books?
Re:removed thread, which some of you would have seen.
Anyway, I'm not arguing with you, it's just a crap system that's restrictive and is hardly theft when it comes to music. Hardly flogging pirate CDs down the market by the thousand.
But that's a different thread.
Most of the stuff on mine would have been obscure 60s/70s/acid-techno/German hard ambient anyway.
On Hayes books?
Re:removed thread, which some of you would have seen.
War Pig said:
You can still make a CD and give it to someone. Can't you? 
If it is your own music that you have created and have copyright entitlement to, then yes.If the music is not copyrighted, then yes (although that is a grey area).
If it is music of which there is open distribution of, then yes.
If the music is over 70 years old, then yes.
If your need and requirement falls under 'fair dealing', then yes.
If you have a CLA licence (with certain limitations), then yes.
If none of the above apply, then no.
Yep.
Now you give them a Spotify link. Does restrict you down to Spotify's catalogue, but for 99% of people 99% of the time that's "good enough". If you're a slightly unhinged record curator you'll probably use something like 8tracks anyway.
In physical media, most people now have a CD burner on their computer, and it's not uncommon to lend someone a USB stick which might just happen to have a few music files on it.
What's happened really is that cassette tapes might have died, but the ethos is still there and it's finding an outlet through newer technologies.
Now you give them a Spotify link. Does restrict you down to Spotify's catalogue, but for 99% of people 99% of the time that's "good enough". If you're a slightly unhinged record curator you'll probably use something like 8tracks anyway.
In physical media, most people now have a CD burner on their computer, and it's not uncommon to lend someone a USB stick which might just happen to have a few music files on it.
What's happened really is that cassette tapes might have died, but the ethos is still there and it's finding an outlet through newer technologies.
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