Is it illegal to burn Cd's without paying money to the artist?
358235
You are allowed to burn one copy for yourself. DJs, when playing, have to prove that they own the songs they are playing.  Giving burned CDs away is pirating.
1037664
IF you own the rights to the images, ie you took them and they are yours. You will then need to find music from an unsigned artist, and get their permission to use their music ..
580100
limewire........it isn't illegal unless you makes cd's!! if it's totally illegal why is it there?\n              \nif you want it free go to BASIC NOT PRO!
571672
Holy cr@p!  No, that is not legal.  At all.  That is also the dumbest explanation of copyright laws I've ever heard.\n\nKeep in mind that this moron looks like he's in the UK and he's trying to make a buck.  Don't trust anyone who tells you that it's perfectly ok to purchase bootlegged items.  This guy just wants your money and he really doesn't care what laws YOU end up breaking for him to get rich.
414172
When you buy a CD, you are buying the license to duplicate that material for your own personal use. Of course, you may not sell it or distribute it.
944016
It's still illegal, isn't it? You're getting music for free and the artists aren't getting paid.
75085
if u use napster or itunes u can rip songs from CDs and put them on ur mp3 or of u have itunes u can burn songs from ur mp3 onto a cd or napster u have to pay $.99 to burn a song 2 a CD.
72368
In most circumstances it is.  It is a violation of copyright to make another copy unless you have a license to do so, and another violation to sell or give away the copy.  \n\nIf you never purchased the music in the first place, downloading or copying the music before you burn the cd is also a violation.\n\nBut sometimes it is ok.  For instance, if you buy a song from I-tunes, you get the right to make a certain number of copies (I forget the number, maybe 6.)  And if all you are doing is making a copy for yourself, the damages are less.
1058343
Yes, it's illegal, as a copyright violation. You cannot (legally) electronically duplicate anything that you do not own the copyright to.
1116642
you don't, that's illegal if you are not the owner of the music. If you are, the law allows you to make copies for personal use. Try searching the internet, there are tons of software programs out there that you can download for free or you can buy that will do it.
138213
Did you know it's illegal to burn music?  It is better to buy the actual CD from a store instead of putting your self in the risk of being fined a great deal of money.
116502
as far as i know downloading anything which you are not paying for without the authors permission is stilling... itunes and napster are the most know legal sites.
708262
Yes you can do that if it is not copyright protected.\nE
402475
I don't agree with the illegal downloading of any pirated software. I'm sure the government will now come and check your computer for free music and they will see all of the illegal burned CD's and then you will pay the price for your illegal activities.
347278
the above answer is not completely true\n\notherwise, why would there be p2p programs at all?\n\n\nIf you want to share something you created completely on your own, you are free to do so.  But yes, sharing music and video files that you bought is illegal.  If caught, there can be some very stiff fines if not prosecutions & jail time.
892057
By this I assume you mean burn a CD that can not be copied.\n\nThere's not really any way to do this. The method in which CDs are writen is too well known. If you actualy managed to develop some way that a CD could not be copied, someone would manage to crack is in a matter of days.\n\nAlso, if you're talking about music CD's, there's no way to stop people from playing them. If you can play a music CD, it's a simple matter to route the output into the input and record the music into an mp3 file without the CD player knowing it's doing anything other than sending music to a pair of headphones.
1017322
No.  The Yahoo! Music Unlimited service allows you access to stream or download any of the 1,000,000+ songs to your computer for one monthly fee.  However, these tracks have restrictions which will not allow them to be burned.  The higher service tier, Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go, allows you to be able to transfer these songs to a compatible portable player (not iPod).  But, they still cannot be burned to CD.\n\nHowever, Yahoo! Music also offers single downloads at $0.99 for non-subscribers and $0.79 for subscribers.  These tracks CAN be burned to CD.\n\nThey have more information on their help pages.  See my listed source.