PaperDog wrote:Fearless echoes wrote:Ok, Been here less than 48 hours, so go easy on me...
Is it ok to download someone's demo music, add a track to it and repost it?
I would ask them, but can't without becoming a premium member and
there is no contact info available otherwise (that I can see)
Just got to the party, don't want to start a fight before I get lit.
In My opinion, if a musician posts a song and sets the file up as: "Others can download", then I'd be inclined to think it was fair game. If it not set up that way, and even if you could nick a copy, its probably not cool to do that, cause the setting would imply the song is not up for grabs.
FOr me, It would be a cardinal sin to post a mix of someone else's work and not give full credit where full credit is due. And if an artist found out that I posted his/her work and then asked me to remove it...I probably should abide.
But that's just me...
Dawg,your back... COOL!
First of all, anything from a radio broadcast to anything with full song content can be downloaded. Technology has advanced so far that nothing can't be recorded even better than the original. If someone desires to go to all that trouble rather than paying a buck, it probably isn't because of the money.
Second I would be honored to have anyone download anything for personal enjoyment or to even show me a better way to do something. Other that my I tunes catalog is so full of different mixes, of my music, I have to go back and spend days cleaning out 300 gigs of hard drive.
Finally if it was for financial gain without consent or the participation of any realized profit, to the original creator/musician... That would be totally wrong.
However due to the extreme market conditions of getting your music into a profitable situation... Any one that has that much belief and faith in the artist, should be encouraged.
Good to hear from you DAWG!
Don't argue with a stupid person. They will pull you down to their level... And beat you with experience..."Samuel Langhorne Clemens"