ok, I downloaded some songs from this site: [removed]

is it illegal to put the songs I downloaded from there to my site?

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It depends. If the songs belong to you, then you can do what you like. If they don't belong to you then you can:

a) Ask the owner of the MP3's if you can upload them to your site
or
b) Link directly to page on the MP3 download site where you click on a link to open the music (DO NOT DIRECTLY LINK TO THE MUSIC) and give full credit to the owners.

HTH,

if i downloaded the .mp3 then i'm the owner then, becuase someone has downloaded it from me after that. But that doens't mean you can put it up for free. Unless someone made the song itself, like recorder their own voice with it, made their own music, then you can put it online with permission. other then that, nope, because that person is not the owner, the artist that made it is.

Love,
Mirna

so...I can't put it on my site?

I just want the song to be a background music not for people to download it

if everybody would say that then downloading mp3 music wouldn't be illegal anymore ;)

using a song from someone else on your own site is just against the rules of the 'music world' i'm sorry.

Originally posted by MaGiCSuN
if everybody would say that then downloading mp3 music wouldn't be illegal anymore ;)

using a song from someone else on your own site is just against the rules of the 'music world' i'm sorry.

not just the "music" world but you run into problems real fast revolving around copyright laws

:rolleyes: that's why i had put them between 'music world' ..... because i meant the WHOLE thing...

so there's no sites that you can download .mp3 and upload it to your site?

No matter where you get them from, it'll still be illegal!

well, not exactly- you can download/upload/do whatever you want with an .mp3 file- as long as you are the copyright holder, or you have express permission from the copyright holder. but most commercial artists and things- forget about it. they're out to make money.

right, that's what I meant. :P

seriously, though, we just seem to be asking/answering the same question over & over again.

There may be some sites that allow you to download mp3's and do what you want with them... but it is very unlikely.

Try what my signature says - ASK the owner of the site if you can do this sort of thing with the mp3's you download.

HTH,

what if I link the music to my site from where I downloaded it instead of uploading it, like what my friend did at his site?



<embed src="http://downloads.mp3.com/AAICQihMLgBB2Ns6GAEYwARub3JtUAMAAABSAAAAAFECAAAAUw EAAABUAQAAAAgAQ8HcDT9c34BRW7q8BYJKfXCXnL.x/In_Da_Club.mp3" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true"><noembed><bgsound src="http://downloads.mp3.com/AAICQihMLgBB2Ns6GAEYwARub3JtUAMAAABSAAAAAFECAAAAUw EAAABUAQAAAAgAQ8HcDT9c34BRW7q8BYJKfXCXnL.x/In_Da_Club.mp3" loop="infinite"></noembed>

that would still be using it, and you are also hotlinking it too so you are also using bandwidth from them too.

after all: nope it's not allowed. UNLESS you are the one that made the whole thing (like people sing a song, save it as .wav and convert it to .mp3)

if someone from the mods feel free to close this thread they have my vote, since this question has allready been answered many times

Love,
Mirna