if you buy a cd, rip it to mp3, then sell it

[djs1w]

to a second hand cd store, can you still legally keep the mp3's?

 

[Armitage]

no

 

[waylman]

no, because you no longer own the license for that cd.

 

[Mutilator]

Well since you no longer own the CD then I'm going to have to go with no.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Probably not, but no one's going to come knocking on your door either.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: ergeorge
no

 

[Viper GTS]

Of course not.

Viper GTS

 

[T3C]

not legally

 

[isekii]

sure you can, just don't get caught.

"It's all legal until you get caught"

 

[filmmaker]

NO

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Of course not.

Viper GTS

 

[Chaotic42]

It's like software. You don't own the songs, you own a licence to 1 copy of each song. That licence comes (and goes) with the CD.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: ergeorge
no

OK, so what if the CDs are stolen? I didn't own that many, but what I had was ripped to MP3 - and then the case was stolen out of my Blazer the day I wrecked it. I'm still working on replacing those :|

Nate

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: ergeorge
no

OK, so what if the CDs are stolen? I didn't own that many, but what I had was ripped to MP3 - and then the case was stolen out of my Blazer the day I wrecked it. I'm still working on replacing those :|

Nate

That gets a bit stickier ... the original question dealt with selling the material, which is clearly re-distributing copyrighed work. But I think fair-use typically allows for backup copies for personal use, although in general, fair use is not clearly defined. I think this would fit that catagory.

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/library/faq.html

 

[djs1w]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
It's like software. You don't own the songs, you own a licence to 1 copy of each song. That licence comes (and goes) with the CD.

Thanks for a genuine reply instead of the

I'm ripping my collection now and won't have much use for the cd's. I pretty much knew the answer to my question but I just felt like throwing it on the table anyway.