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and If I share a file ON MY OWN site that is password protected and ONLY available to MY FREINDS (I would also let them listen to the CD in my living room), at what point is the law broken?
As soon as you copy that file to your website. If you let others listen to it and copy it, your are liable for huge fines. Pretty straightforward.

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ALSO what about the soundclick thing. Should I stop listening to the copyrighted music there, or does the invitation to listen make it O.K. to listen, can I have a friend listen in over my shoulder,....
That is all covered by the licensing set up by Soundclick and musicians on soundclick chose their own licensing model. There is no piracy there -- unless someone has a song for sale (not downloadable without paying) and you copy it using other means.
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what if I invite someone to listen to one of YOUR songs on soundclick,
PLEASE DO!

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If I BUY a cd can I let someone borrow it?
Listening to and copying are two completely different animals. The problem is never listening -- it is making copies of stuff (except for copies allowed for archiving and backup). It is really clear and simple -- Listen all you want, just don't copy!!

Kevin

Last edited by Kevin Emmrich; 12/16/08 09:40 PM.
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