Is it wrong to burn music CDs?
I’ve been searching to throw a little more variety in my music collection lately but don’t want to spend any money. (Penn State no longer offers Napster and I’m a bit surprised that I miss it, but I do. Pandora is making a good substitute.) Which brings me to the question: Is it wrong to burn music CDs? For personal use? If you don’t intend to buy the CD?
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I’m going to leave my opinion out of this post, since I was a bit surprised by the responses I got when I casually asked a few friends. So much so that I’d like to gather data from a wider audience. What do you think? Feel free to comment in the original blog post or on the Facebook note this is syndicated to. Bonus points for those who back up their response with a reason.
July 2nd, 2007 at 12:22 pm
I recommend Jamendo it’s a database of sorts of music that is free (and legal) for download. It was originally for French artists so there is a lot of French music on there, but they opened it up for artists across the world. I’ve been a member there for a while now, there is some good stuff on there.
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Yes, it’s wrong. First, because it’s illegal, and second because it’s stealing and that’s something God doesn’t want us to do.
If you already own the CD and you want more copies for yourself, that’s fine. If the artist gives you permission (like local bands do sometimes), that’s fine too.
July 22nd, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Yes, it is wrong to burn a CD and keep it. But if, for example, you borrowed a CD from the library, and you burned it into your MP3 player for a few weeks, that would be OK, since it would be just another form of borrowing.
But the artist deserves profit from his/her work, so if you want to keep his/her music, you should be willing ot pay for it.