what laws apply when dj'ing mp3's or burnt cd's in public?
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Among others, there are potential trademark issues and potential copyright issues.\n\nCopyright protections, set forth in federal law (see Title 17, below) include limitations on public performance, depending upon license rights. Willful violation of federal copyright laws can be very expensive, so check with an entertainment law attorney if there is any doubt as to your legal rights to use the music.\n\nAlso, there may be trademark and unfair competition issues, under either federal or state laws, that could apply when names of bands are used to implicitly endorse an event.\n\nOf course, any local or state laws regarding public gatherings, commercial endeavors, etc. may also apply.
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In most circumstances it is.  It is a violation of copyright to make another copy unless you have a license to do so, and another violation to sell or give away the copy.  \n\nIf you never purchased the music in the first place, downloading or copying the music before you burn the cd is also a violation.\n\nBut sometimes it is ok.  For instance, if you buy a song from I-tunes, you get the right to make a certain number of copies (I forget the number, maybe 6.)  And if all you are doing is making a copy for yourself, the damages are less.
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No such thing. In order to make a free burned CD you'd need to download the music (there are free sites for this, but most are illegal) and then use Media Player or something else to burn the files to a CD-R/RW/RAM
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On the federal level, titles 17 and 18 of the U.S. Code protect copyright owners from the unauthorized reproduction, adaptation or distribution of sound recordings, as well as certain digital performances to the public. The penalties differ slightly, depending upon whether the infringing activity is for commercial advantage or private financial gain. Under U.S. copyright law, "financial gain" includes bartering or trading anything of value, including sound recordings.\n\nWhere the infringing activity is for commercial advantage or private financial gain, sound recording infringements can be punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Repeat offenders can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. Violators can also be held civilly liable for actual damages, lost profits, or statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringement, as well as attorney’s fees and costs.\n\nThe online infringement of copyrighted music can be punished by up to 3 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Repeat offenders can be imprisoned up to 6 years. Individuals also may be held civilly liable, regardless of whether the activity is for profit, for actual damages or lost profits, or for statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringed copyright. \n\nWanna avoid getting caught?  Don't do it.  It's fortunate that RIAA understands that the desire for high quality electronic music is not going to go away so they support the endeavors of online music distributors (well, sorta support it..you know the RIAA, always trying to negotiate for more money) like iTunes, Napster and Rhapsody.
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A simple but time consuming way is to burn it to a CD and them import the MP3, but you generally lose the ID tags when you do so, unless you're burning a full CD.  But for singles it can be a pain in the ass.
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I DJ, but not live. I make custom, timed mixes for parties.
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Actually, if you downloaded the songs BEFORE the anti-piracy laws came into effect, you should have no problem because you cannot be punished for a crime that was commited before it was considered a crime.  That I'm almost positive of.
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It depends. There are some ways of getting free music off of the internet, but some are illegal and will get you into trouble. However, there are altenative ways off getting music such as saving the link or recording the sound.
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You can copy a Cd you have for yourself.but not for anyone else.It all depends
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You're local Hastings... depending on the area, they can be rather cheap. If that doesn't work, head to Walmart but they DO censor CDs. And if that doesn't work, Ebay.
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Downloading music may or may not be legal.\n\nWhen you listen to music on the radio you are free to record it for\npersonal use. Same with listening to music on the Inet! Not illegal\nto record for personal use!\n\nListen to Music on the Inet:\nhttp://www.radioio.com\n\nRecord what you listen to:\nhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/streamripper/\n\nYou may have to edit what you record:\nhttp://www.expaudio.com\n\nOne other thing, no viruses and no spyware this way!
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I think it's legal!  Disc Jockeys play mucic C.D.s at bars and clubs don't they?   The Librarian can copy copyrighted books for you at $.25 per page. You can sell a used paperback book at a yard sale and not be arrested!  That's copyrighted material.\n\nI don't see the difference.  But you may want to get permission first, just to be safe.
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Yes you can, but you will need a program that can burn mp3 music onto CD's for listening.  The easiest to use is Nero Burning Room.  It explains the step by step procedure in burning music into CD's
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Try going to Abercrombie & Fitch and asking them what they do with their old mixes.  Not sure if it's the kind of CD you could play in a stereo, but all they play is techno and stuff.
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Stop stealing music. Pay for them.
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Well, as long as you're not selling them to make a profit, it's ok. Just make sure you're not doing anything illegal. I don't see a problem with sharing music like that. It's like if one of my friends brought some CDs over and I ripped the music to my computer. I could listen to their music all I want and they could still keep the CD in their car or w/e. As long as it's legal, you shouldn't feel guilty.
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if u use napster or itunes u can rip songs from CDs and put them on ur mp3 or of u have itunes u can burn songs from ur mp3 onto a cd or napster u have to pay $.99 to burn a song 2 a CD.