Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia
I have been collecting oldies music for decades and transferred them from records to tape to recordable CDs and then to my computer and I would like to share my music with a friend by sending some from time to time by email attachment. Is this legal?
Asked on 4/21/12, 11:29 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle
Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC
No, you are stealing someone else's property, unless you own the publishing rights to the music.
Answered on 4/21/12, 1:12 pm
Glen Ashman
Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney
No.
The copying to a tape or CD for your own listening is probably legal as it simply allows you to listen to what you purchased.
But when you give it to a friend you have broken a criminal law and also can be sued in civil court.
Answered on 4/21/12, 2:47 pm
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