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#1 2011-06-16 20:04:58
My random copyright thingiemerbobber
infinite_minus_zero wrote:
if you copy songs from a downloaded scratch project into your iTunes library and then put it on your iPod, does that count as Piracy, or anything illegal like that? thx!
It is totally legal because of "the “Fair Use” doctrine incorporated into the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107", and "All projects shared on the Scratch website, as well as the Scratch support materials, are shared under the Creative Commons license with the conditions: Attribution - Share Alike." Which states: "You are free:
* to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work
* to Remix — to adapt the work
* to make commercial use of the work"
That would be sharing it.
However,
"Other Rights — In no way are any of the following rights affected by the license:
* Your fair dealing or fair use rights, or other applicable copyright exceptions and limitations;"
means that if it is protected by a copyright, then the copyright holder legally can sue you. So, my answer to you, is, sure, you can use it for private use, but don't advertise that you got it for free or that you have not bought it.
TL;DR:
sure, you can use it, as long as you don't use it for commercial use.
DISCLAIMER: I IN NO WAY AM A LAWYER AND HAVE NO WAY IN TERMS OF LEGAL ISSUES AND HAVE NEVER GONE TO LAW SCHOOL
This is my random copyright interperatation of the scratch cpyright policy in regard to using music in scratch programs for private use.
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#2 2011-06-16 20:06:26
- jji7skyline
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
Actually you cannot use any project on the site for commercial gain (or loss for that matter) however you can share it using the same creative commons licence. 
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#3 2011-06-16 20:07:33
- veggieman001
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
why did you post this in 3 boards
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#5 2011-06-16 20:10:15
Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
jji7skyline wrote:
Actually you cannot use any project on the site for commercial gain (or loss for that matter) however you can share it using the same creative commons licence.
I said for private use.
@veggie The all-scratch was for reference if anyone wanted to see it for the future. The reply to the advaced forums topic was a reply to something ion the wrong from, and this is showing people my fail copyright interpertation.
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#6 2011-06-16 20:10:45
- veggieman001
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.
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#7 2011-06-16 20:11:39
- soupoftomato
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
Some people don't want to be a criminal.
You know that old commercial on DVDs abotu how "you wouldn't steal a car, so why pirate?" They're right. Pirating is just like stealing a physical object in terms of crime.
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#8 2011-06-16 20:12:06
Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
veggieman001 wrote:
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.
It is. Do the math. Pirate guys. Stick it to the man.
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#9 2011-06-16 20:15:43
Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
svinnik wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.
It is. Do the math. Pirate guys. Stick it to the man.
even better, get it from a scratch project, and avoid risk!
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#10 2011-06-16 20:17:46
- veggieman001
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
svinnik wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.
It is. Do the math. Pirate guys. Stick it to the man.
What if the music you listen to doesn't involve "the man"? Independent artists that make next to no money. Good sir, you sicken me.
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#11 2011-06-16 20:18:10
Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
Disclaimer: I In No Way Am A Lawyer And Have No Way In Terms Of Legal Issues And Have Never Gone To Law School
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#12 2011-06-16 20:20:33
- brettman98
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
svinnik wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
svinnik wrote:
Just pirate man. Your chances of getting caught is less than the chances of getting hit by lightning.
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.
It is. Do the math. Pirate guys. Stick it to the man.
Oh yeah, definitely! You should also kill people, and rob banks, and blackmail others, because "you probably won't get caught"
As veggieman said, you sicken me.
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#13 2011-06-16 20:24:33
- veggieman001
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
How would you like it if you took a year and millions of dollars to record an album and everybody loved it, but nobody bought it because they pirated it? You'd probably feel pretty *.
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#14 2011-06-16 20:34:26
- 3DSfan12345
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
brettman98 wrote:
svinnik wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
That's not true. Also, please don't encourage people, especially children, to pirate.It is. Do the math. Pirate guys. Stick it to the man.
Oh yeah, definitely! You should also kill people, and rob banks, and blackmail others, because "you probably won't get caught"
As veggieman said, you sicken me.
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#15 2011-06-16 20:38:03
Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
veggieman001 wrote:
How would you like it if you took a year and millions of dollars to record an album and everybody loved it, but nobody bought it because they pirated it? You'd probably feel pretty *.
I would be feeling * too.
Lets just stop arguing, as neither of us are lawyers.
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#16 2011-06-16 21:06:49
- Earthboundjeff
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Re: My random copyright thingiemerbobber
I once went to law school. They kicked me out and something about applying for a professor position or some nonsense like that.
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