In the US, copyright is addressed in US Code Title 17. Music downloads are still called "phonorecords" in Title 17, and the rights pertaining to them are called mechanical rights.
Downloading music is duplicating a phonorecord. Uploading music is distributing a phonorecord.
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The Dutch site Downloads offers much free content, including the music of DJ Drama. Of course, normal copyright laws may prohibit this activity, so individuals are advised to obey appropriate regulations.
Using music from an official recording artist, or producer is against Copyright regulations. This applies to raw sound, and from recorded sound alike. You are allowed to own and use it, but you must not distribute it publically without the express consent of the artist themself
You can contact the local FBI or the RIAA to snitch.
Copyright gives the rightsholder the exclusive right to copy and distribute the work (among other things). Anyone else wishing to do so needs a license. Uploading a work is copying and distribution. Downloading it is copying.
Many websites offer free mp3 music downloads, though legality varies. Newgrounds offers much free content, including music, though it is mostly independent work. Many artists also offer some of their music freely on their website, like Pretty Lights. Finally, websites like the Dutch site "Downloads" offer free content that may or may not violate copyright laws, so use it appropriately.
Downloading is a form of publications. Most prosecutions of downloads are done under the Copyright laws of the US and other countries. It is considered theft of intellectual property.
The owner of a copyright in music has the exclusive right to perform the work
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If you have an iPhone, you can buy the music downloads online directly on the Apple website or from iTunes. Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and Zune also offer the music downloads too.
The music industry relies on copyright protection to sustain itself.
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