You can unsuccessfully try to justify things anyway you want "bro" but it doesn't change what's right and wrong.
I may be a "hoot" but I'm not a thief.
You can unsuccessfully try to justify things anyway you want "bro" but it doesn't change what's right and wrong.
And neither is the musician using uncleared samples in a song that only he himself and perhaps his mother ever hears.
JeffLearman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:14 pm Just for the record, copyright infringement isn't criminal, it's civil. [...] If you violate a copyright, the cops won't come for you, but the copyright-owning party's lawyers might.
Pay attention to number 6:BertKoor wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:35 pmAnd neither is the musician using uncleared samples in a song that only he himself and perhaps his mother ever hears.JeffLearman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:14 pm Just for the record, copyright infringement isn't criminal, it's civil. [...] If you violate a copyright, the cops won't come for you, but the copyright-owning party's lawyers might.
Yet from your site:
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, cool guy.
Thanks for your post! That explains the discrepancy between my understanding/recollection and what's actually happening. Also, I agree with your opinions.
I know where you're coming from, and in general I agree, and I'll admit I'm being a bit pedantic, but ...
Admittedly, my statement was a generalization. So is point 6 above. According to https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq- ... ement.html :Teksonik wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:46 pmPay attention to number 6:JeffLearman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:14 pmJust for the record, copyright infringement isn't criminal, it's civil. [...] If you violate a copyright, the cops won't come for you, but the copyright-owning party's lawyers might.
https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/Copyrigh ... lties.html
"The legal penalties for copyright infringement are:
6. The infringer can go to jail".
Those "certain circumstances" include what we'd call piracy. I doubt they include any cases that we're discussing here. So, I stand by my original statements, along with my caveat about piracy (which you omitted.) If you use uncleared samples, the DoJ won't be coming after you.Under certain circumstances, the infringement may also constitute a criminal misdemeanor or felony, which would be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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