At one time (since cds are pretty much obsolete, get scratched, etc.) I was burning all my music to high quality mp3 and lossless flac and did about half my cds before I stopped... Now I'm considering selling my music on ebay... (I hardly even listen to mp3s anymore as I prefer to listen to last.fm, music podcasts, and other internet streams...) Looking at the prices for individuals cds, I can't see spending the time listing them all separately so I figured I would just make one large lot and take what I could get for them... My question is if I have no intention of keeping the music I previously burned can I include the backup copies on say a external hard drive (or maybe a ipod that I'm probably going to sell as well) if I include the orginal cds within the same auction?
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I think I found my own answer... Google. is a wonderful thing...
<< Is it legal to sell backup copies of computer software (in online auctions or on website)? Is it legal to buy and use a backup copy of software I already own?
No. The Copyright Act does not permit anyone to sell backup copies to third parties separately from the original copy of the software. If you lawfully own a computer program, you may sell or transfer that lawful copy together with a lawfully made backup copy of the software, but you may not sell the backup copy alone.>>
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nice, was curious about this one tooComment -
I'm sitting on hold with the copyright office right now... I want to verification that you can do this because I will finish burning my music, sell the all backups on a external drive, and load my ipod up with all the music I have cds for... As a lot I'm hoping I can get something decent out of it because used cds (understandably) sell for crap now...Comment -
david sethlin tried doing this with his porn collection and it backfired on him legally and emotiallyComment -
Interesting...good luck LVComment -
I'm sure David "forgot" to delete his second set of backups.
In my case I have no interest in them anymore (or I would be keeping them) so I'll be selling all copies of the backups in addition to the originals... I'm hoping (in this case) I'm in a different legal situation then JJ typically finds himself in...Comment -
Got to love government efficiency... Over an hour and half on hold to get a couple questions answered that aren't included on their FAQ and I can't find through google...Comment -
Damn... Right after I posted an anti-government comment on my facebook page I got disconnected from the Copyright Office (after 1 hour and 48 minutes on hold) and, of course, the office is now closed... I may have just listened too much Alex Jones/Art Bell in the past but I'm now 100% convinced the feds are closely monitoring my internet activity...
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