Is it illegal to put big time rappers underground records that havent been released to stores and will never..
493857
it would be illegal. even if the music is never released or the artist is dead the musician still holds the copyright to this, from the moment they put the music on tape. you can't make money off of their work. it is up to them to release it.
537188
Chances are that it'll be illegal if you aqquire the music for free. Don't try it unless you know the artist has allowed the song to be distributed for free over the internet, otherwise you could face legal charges.
26737
These songs probably still have copyright protection.  Therefore, they're not free.
81925
Most will be illegal! But there are cheap alternatives like itunes/amazon etc or some sites like emp3finder.com (don't know if it is legal or not).
971443
You gotta make a lot of copies and send it to labels. My opinion stick with small labels, like dinosuar fight records, that would be your best chance.
1182889
I don't think that it is legal because the records are yours. The MD may have you pay for the copies but I think that under federal law, they have to give them to you.
195549
Vinyl is still alive and kicking.  While they're used mostly by party DJ's nowadays, major artists also release things on vinyl.  I know for a fact that Bruce Springsteen releases every album on vinyl still.  Also, Foo Fighters released "In Your Honor" on a vinyl set.  If you want, I could tell you some great places to go in the northeast for vinyl.
759622
Probably not.  If iTunes doesn't have the song in their database, they don't have access to it.
377186
No...it is copyright infringement....I would seek permission first....and then you can acually sell the permission...lol...and make a profit.\n\nCopyrights are very easy to obtain...and there is not always a record of it. BE CAREFUL.
420026
Unless it is realeased by the manufacturer or owner of the game for the internet, yes it is illegal. If you made your own roms, ie figured out how to take the game from the gameboy to your comptuer yourself, it is not illegal as long as you dont put it up on the internet.
983413
I think they will always be here. Trying to stop illegal downloads is a lot like prohibition. Although it would be for the best, it has gone too out of hand and somehow someone will find a way to sneak it in, especially with how advanced our technology is today. Our technology is only going to get better too, and CD burners would produce the same effect as illegal downloads. Wouldn't you rather get your music for free instead of for a couple of dollars?
918589
No.\n\nFirst of all calling it stealing is a misnomer.  It is negative spin put out by the recording industry.  Stealing is when you take something from someone, and deprive them of it.  If you download some music that you were not going to buy anyway, you have not cost the artist anything.\n\nLet me give you an example.  In 2003, I wanted to make a dance mix for my car.  I used some software called Mixmeister to produce a beat mix recording.  I downloaded a bunch of music that I used to listen to, and used some of it to make a mix for my personal amusement.  If I had purchased every song I downloaded it would have probably cost me $500 or so.  Often I would download tracks that I thought was the right one, only to find it was not.  Some of the tracks I already owned.\n\nIf downloading was not an option, I would never have even attempted to make this mix for myself.  So did my mix CD cost the recording industry anything?  No.  Of course not.  But technically, I broke the law and stole from them.\n\nLet me give you another example.  When Eminem first came out I heard one of his songs on MTV.  I then downloaded a bunch of his other music to see if I liked it.  I liked it and ended up buying several DVDs and every album he released.\n\nIn another example I used to use an illegal download site that is now closed.  It had a facility to suggest songs I might like.  Since I  had downloaded some Radiohead it suggested a band I had never heard called Muse.  I later went on to purchase three Muse albums and some additional Radiohead.  I would never have even known about Muse, were it not for this download site.\n\nWhen it comes to downloading the reality is that record companies are out of touch and unwilling to get behind new technology.  If they had been looking out for fans rather than their personal greed, they would have cashed in on the whole Internet downloading thing years earlier.\n\nLet us also not forget the reality here.  You talk about the poor artists losing money.  But that is just a line put out by record companies.  If you download a song, you are not hurting anyone.  The only time you are hurting an artist or a record company is if you ONLY download stuff and never buy it.  If everyone did this, there would be a problem.  But most people I know who download, always buy the CD or DVD if it is good.
502862
That would be illegal just go pick up a copy from your local staples
803439
so it should, its illegal and its plagueing the music industry at the moment. use Itunes or go to your local cd store
85814
walmart is censoring rappers cds porbably beacuse they have the right to decide wther or not they want to sell a prodcut depending on the values they have. Porbably they don't like the lyrics or do not agree with them so they will not sell a prodcut that they are againt eventough they could loose sales they still hold their position and sell what they think its right,
362757
No. You are creating a backup copy in case the hard copy is damaged. *wink, wink* Seriously though, as long as you're not making it publicly available I don't think that would be considered copyright infringement.
32018
Give the performer their rightful due.  I do not care what happens to the record companies, but the artist derserves what they get to keep making their music.  Is 99 cent so much to get a copy of your favorite song?  Not really.