Legalaty of re-downloading music

[james]

Back in the day, I bought American Idiot by Green Day (Which I still maintain was the best album of the last decade).
It's now scratched to buggery.
Is it technically legal for me to download the CD from coda fm?
It's a moot point, I'm going to do it anyway, I'm just curious.

[Meehowski]

I think so.........

[Martin]

I'd say it depend on the country you are living in but I would suspect that it is not legal in most even though that does not make lots of sense.

[james]

Done it now anyway.
I live in good old Blighty, and I think it's technically illegal to rip your own CDs here. It's a bit embarrassing, and even the music industry think it's silly.
Re-downloading would surely just be an extension of that?

[overdose]

I've always believed that if you've paid for the album you have every right to download that album if yours is damaged or un-ripable. (However if you gave or sold it to a friend you'd have to give up the MP3s)

Even if the feds knocked on your door, they'd have to cave to your logic regarding any albums meeting that criteria ;-)

[Flatlands]

If the Feds knock on your door I suspect there is more than 1 album involved here

[Martin]

While most Internet users would agree that this makes sense the lawyers would probably state otherwise. They would probably ask you to contact the manufacturer and get a replacement.

[james]

Well in a way I hope I get taken to court for this.
It would highlight the issues involved, and might be the catalyst for change.

Plus then if I started a torrent site everyone would join it.

[dsp]

i own a lot of vinyl, a few thousand, i would not think twice about downloading something i already own, not much anyone could say imo.