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: : : : : : If I own a CD, and copy a song from it, by recording it through the mic, make it a wav file and play it on my website and put a disclaimer on the site, can I use the song on my website? I did buy the CD. I am just wondering if I can do this. : : : : : : Thanks. : : : : : Don't try it. Without research, if I represented the copyright owner I'd go after you and collect. That might include statutory damages and plaintiff's attorney's fees. : : : : I have seen websites playing samples from songs, and not the whole song, would I be able to do this? : : : Dear Patrick, : : : Many are being caught and made to pay or stopped. : : : Don't play with fire! : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : : : : : : : One last question. : : What if I take the music from the artists website, that is made available to the public? : Dear Patrick, : Even if the artist is naive not to have registered the copyright, it can still be registered and you can be burned. : A Reality Check could put you into perspective. I'll bet you have scars on your fingers already. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive :

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