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Legality issue

If I buy a compilation, for example Psychedelic Academy mixed by Astrix, I know I can legally rip those tracks has personnal backup, or even download them from illegal sites and play them out, because I own the original.

But would it be legally acceptable to get the FULL version of the tracks via for example illegal download sites, and play them out at gigs ? I mean, I paid for the compilation with those tracks on it, but am I legally entitled only to play those exact edit versions of the tracks ??

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Originally posted by PezCore But would it be legally acceptable to get the FULL version of the tracks via for example illegal download sites, and play them out at gigs ?

No.

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Originally posted by PezCore But would it be legally acceptable to get the FULL version of the tracks via for example illegal download sites, and play them out at gigs ?

Congratulations! You win today's stupid question award.

well, as far as I know, you can download mp3s that you have an original copy of the track, even if it's from an illegal source

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Originally posted by PezCore well, as far as I know, you can download mp3s that you have an original copy of the track, even if it's from an illegal source

What does that have to do with anything?

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Originally posted by PezCore well, as far as I know, you can download mp3s that you have an original copy of the track, even if it's from an illegal source

Why would you want to?

LOL! What have happened to TA lately? Have all the lemmings from trance.nu flooded over here?

Supposing you you bought the tracks and let's say - left them at home, I think downloading them via another means is morally perfectly acceptable.


Legally however, probably not.

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Originally posted by PezCore But would it be legally acceptable to get the FULL version of the tracks via for example illegal download sites, and play them out at gigs ? I mean, I paid for the compilation with those tracks on it, but am I legally entitled only to play those exact edit versions of the tracks ??

you're legally entitled to make an exact copy of what you own. when you download the full versions, you're obtaining different versions rather than exact copies, so no. morality is the only thing in dispute here

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Originally posted by flavdave Why would you want to?

if you own the vinyl & want to get a higher quality cd rip, perhaps?

again not legal, since it's a different copy to what you could make yourself. whether it's morally acceptable or not depends on who you ask though

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Originally posted by isoterra if you own the vinyl & want to get a higher quality cd rip, perhaps?

What are the chances of that happening?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery What are the chances of that happening?

considering i did it only yesterday for a gig i played last night i'd say pretty much certain

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery What are the chances of that happening?

Well I always download all the tracks I own on vinyl, because I know eventually after a lot of plays, the quality of the record will degrade, and you can still listen to the mp3 file, which is not only acceptable, but perfectly legal, if the mp3 file itself is a vinyl rip

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery What does that have to do with anything?

Well I was answering to Meat187 saying I was a dumb fuck

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Originally posted by isoterra considering i did it only yesterday for a gig i played last night i'd say pretty much certain

Uh, okay... I'll just assume I'm missing something here.

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Originally posted by PezCore Well I was answering to Meat187 saying I was a dumb fuck

But what you answered with had nothing to do with anything.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery But what you answered with had nothing to do with anything.

Well yeah, he said I was being stupid to ask this question: "Would it be legally acceptable to get the FULL version of the tracks via for example illegal download sites, and play them out at gigs ? **assuming I own the original**"

So yeah, I think my answer make sense

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Originally posted by RebeL9 LOL! What have happened to TA lately? Have all the lemmings from trance.nu flooded over here?

I seriously begin to find people at trance.nu a lot more friendly, they don't bitch people in half of the threads each day

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I seriously begin to find people at trance.nu a lot more friendly, they don't bitch people in half of the threads each day

welcome to TA

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Originally posted by PezCore I seriously begin to find people at trance.nu a lot more friendly, they don't bitch people in half of the threads each day

because they are busy wanking off to Tiesto in every damn thread. that's why.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Uh, okay... I'll just assume I'm missing something here.

like alot of people i know, i generally don't play vinyl anymore except on rare occasions when messing around in my room. when playing out i only use cds & wanted a few old tunes to finish my set last night, seeing as i had the closing slot.. a couple of which i only had on vinyl. so i had a choice between recording my own rips from a dusty old vinyl/aging stylus/mediocre soundcard, or obtaining fresh unscathed CDS/album rips from DC++...

wasn't too much of a hard choice after adding it up. done it numerous times before too

even if it is, it's not like anyone's going to catch or sue you. :]

Having the extended edit on a compilation does not mean you own the radio edit.

However who gives a shit

Re: Legality issue

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Originally posted by PezCore If I buy a compilation, for example Psychedelic Academy mixed by Astrix, I know I can legally rip those tracks has personnal backup, or even download them from illegal sites and play them out, because I own the original.

LOL.

The laws vary from country to country. Here in Canada we have the copying levies... so technically you can copy what you own to a backup without penalization. Downloading stuff you already own is in a legal grey area (as are most of the other things you talk about) but of course, who is going to care?

Serves you right for buying a mixed CD anyhow :P

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