iTunes Match and Pirated Music

[HarryPot]

So think of it this way, it's not such a bad deal for the music companies.

True. Paying $25 a year is something many people will do. Paying $1000 to legalize your music library is something almost no one would do.

Besides, music companies have no interest in persecuting individuals who own illegal music. It's more expensive for them, and it has the potential of turning into bad public image when the people they start persecuting are 10-15 years old.

 

[milo]

No one really answered the question.

Sure did.

You don't have to keep paying to continue use the matched tracks you downloaded while you were a subscriber.

 

[199708]

Can files be converted to mp3 so it can be played on my cheap outdoor mp3 player also? or am i stuck with apples aac format?

 

[Julien]

Can files be converted to mp3 so it can be played on my cheap outdoor mp3 player also? or am i stuck with apples aac format?

Of course AAC files CAN be converted to MP3 files but....converting one lossy format to another degrades the quality.

 

[flynz4]

Can files be converted to mp3 so it can be played on my cheap outdoor mp3 player also? or am i stuck with apples aac format?

Of course AAC files CAN be converted to MP3 files but....converting one lossy format to another degrades the quality.

Since funkdis want to convert to play on a "cheap outdoor mp3 player"... more than likely any degradation (especially from a 256K AAC) will never be noticed.

/Jim

 

[199708]

Since funkdis want to convert to play on a "cheap outdoor mp3 player"... more than likely any degradation (especially from a 256K AAC) will never be noticed.

/Jim

I'm not worried about losing bait of quality here or there. I only use apple headphones and random speakers at home.
I just want to be able to update some tunes on my mp3 player once in a while.

Cheers guys.

 

[Grifer Pittin]

I wonder that DJ's like me maybe have some solution with iTunes Match:

I bought tons of music from 1980's to 2000's and ripped them. Then sold the CD's when I was urged to, and since then, I rarely buy any track from iTunes.

I have used that music to djay around and I had no problem. But I wonder if, when DJing in clubs, with the iTunes Match bill is enough or I would be involved in problems...

Technically they can't know if the music I use is legal or not, right?

 

[milo]

with the iTunes Match bill is enough

What are you asking, do clubs ask for some sort of proof that you bought the music you're playing instead of pirating it?

 

[Grifer Pittin]

What are you asking, do clubs ask for some sort of proof that you bought the music you're playing instead of pirating it?

not clubs, but policemen (it happened here in Spain several times) or detectives from the SGAE (RIAA equivalent in Spain)

 

[alent1234]

so you really think they don't care whether the music is pirated? what if the riaa sues to get the info? i'm not so sure.

they make most money on live shows these days. they don't really care about recorded music anymore

 

[milo]

If they're cracking down for not using legally purchased music, I'd used legally purchased music. How do they know if ripped music is pirated or ripped from CDs you bought and left at home?

 

[milo]

they don't really care about recorded music anymore

Depends what you mean by "they".

 

[Grifer Pittin]

I wrote both apple and sgae but had no response.

You could think that apple provided the music for the 25 € because that files are downloaded from their servers, had the iTunes quality (256, AAC) and even the tags would say that they were taken from Apple. also, the not-original material would be deleted.

The question is if I had to have with me the iTunes Match bill along anything else... Because i'm not paying again for music that I use and bought for the last 20/30 years...

Any dj that uses iTunes match?

 

[Rigby]

Not sure what you are asking here. Match is a service to make your existing music available in the cloud. Obviously it is not proof that said music was acquired legally. It should really be pretty obvious that a $25 bill is not a proof of sale for thousands of dollars worth of music.

 

[milo]

I think that some would take issue with buying a CD, ripping it, then selling that CD, and calling that music "bought".

 

[Julien]

I think that some would take issue with buying a CD, ripping it, then selling that CD, and calling that music "bought".

...correct because you only own a license to listen to the music and if you sell (or give away) the CD the license is transferred with the CD. So "your" music (which is not your music unless you create it) is no longer legit or legal.


Also DJing music (public performance) requires a different license too.

 

[Boyd01]

Also DJing music (public performance) requires a different license too.

According to the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions, you are not allowed to use it for commercial purposes such as DJing.

http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

USAGE RULES

(i) You shall be authorized to use iTunes Products only for personal, noncommercial use.

 

[patent10021]

I like others have a lot of electronic music that isn't considered mainstream and therefore isn't on iTM.

What do we do?

 

[BrianBaughn]

I like others have a lot of electronic music that isn't considered mainstream and therefore isn't on iTM.

What do we do?

What do you do about what?

 

[milo]

I like others have a lot of electronic music that isn't considered mainstream and therefore isn't on iTM.

What do we do?

iTunes match uploads any music that isn't matched.