| quote: | Originally posted by Metal Morphosis
we did some house cleaning and he decided to let go of a lot of the records he no longer plays. He's made digital copies of some of them but a lot of these records were promos that were sent to Max by record labels, some of which have never been played.
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If you purchased a CD, track, or vinyl, and then you sell it off for $$$, but you're KEEPING a digital copy for yourself (on your computer or on a CDR), is this any different than one person buying a track then sharing it with a friend illegally? 
...Because even though the track is being sold to another, the original person is still keeping a copy for themselves (in digital form). Isn't that just the same as ppl sharing MP3s of songs they have with their friends?? (other than the fact both individual are paying in this situation)
If the original person is going to hang on to it still, then really, the artist isn't getting his or her due since now 2 ppl own/possess a copy of the track - yes both paid for it, but the artist/label/whoever only received money from ONE individual.
What are your thoughts here, RJ? I'm merely curious about this matter of point once I thought about it after reading this post since Lisa said Max made digital copies of some of them.
I'm interested to hear some takes on the matter. 
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To sum up in short: Does one have the right to keep a copy for themselves of a track that they are selling to another individual?
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Last edited by Jem_hadar on May-12-2006 at 01:19
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Re: yes
