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December 29, 2010 4:17 am at 4:17 am #593825rebbitzenMember
i know that obviously sharing a whole cd with a friend is stealing..but my friend just sent me one song that i love from a cd that i do not own. am i allowed to keep it? has anyone asked this shaila b4?
December 29, 2010 4:20 am at 4:20 am #722769bezalelParticipantWhatever conclusions you have come to regarding a full CD applies as well to a single song.
December 29, 2010 4:25 am at 4:25 am #722770☕️coffee addictParticipantits been asked countless of times, its a big machlokes and ask YLOR,
for sure if u would buy the CD just for that song then it’s assur to copy it
December 29, 2010 4:30 am at 4:30 am #722771Trying my bestMemberWould you have bought the song or cd if someone didn’t give it to you?
December 29, 2010 5:43 pm at 5:43 pm #722772rebbitzenMemberi definitely wouldnt buy the cd. if they would sell songs seperately, i would probably buy this one song. however, they dont..so my friend sent it to me
December 29, 2010 5:57 pm at 5:57 pm #722773Trying my bestMemberThe problem with copying is the halachic principle of “taking away business” from the seller.
December 29, 2010 6:03 pm at 6:03 pm #722774blueprintsParticipantyou have to ask your local rov it’s not an easy shaale
there’s also a book on copyright by Reb nochum menashe weisfish
called “copyright in jewish law” (surprise surprise)
December 29, 2010 6:03 pm at 6:03 pm #722775rebbitzenMemberso if im not taking away buisiness, its fine?
December 29, 2010 6:09 pm at 6:09 pm #722776dunnoMemberBezalel
“Whatever conclusions you have come to regarding a full CD applies as well to a single song.”
That’s a pretty blanket statement. According to my Rav, one is allowed to copy a single song as long as they wouldn’t buy the CD otherwise. You have to be very honest with yourself though.
December 30, 2010 5:50 am at 5:50 am #722777rebbitzenMemberdunno-may i ask who your rav is? i know that i would not buy the cd. thats forsure.
December 30, 2010 6:08 am at 6:08 am #722778aries2756ParticipantWhat do you think the “artist/singer” or producer would answer if you asked them the same question? Do you think they would say it is ok if your friend only copied one song for you and one song for someone else? I don’t think so. They might say that you should “borrow” your friend’s cd and listen to the song when you want to, or you and a few friends should chip in and share a cd to listen to the songs you like and maybe each copy one song for yourself. So if there are 10 songs on one CD, 10 friends chip in and each have the right to copy one song. That might make sense and might not break copyright law. I am not sure but I don’t think it is right for one person to buy one cd and make copies of any song for as many others as he wants to. That for sure is breaking copyright laws.
December 30, 2010 6:41 am at 6:41 am #722779dunnoMemberrebbitzen
Not sure I announce who he is… Actually, even though I got the heter, I didn’t copy the song because it didn’t feel right to me.
December 30, 2010 7:05 am at 7:05 am #722780sem20Membergo to mostlymusic.com i think they’ll sell you one song
December 31, 2010 1:09 am at 1:09 am #722781rebbitzenMemberi tried that again, and many times i’ve tried to get intouch with the producer to ask them this question..but to no avail
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