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I'd like to put a song on my website. However, that song is a song which I purchased from the iTunes Store. Is it legal for me to put that song on my website?
iPod touch, iOS 6.1.2, 64 Gigabyte 4th Generation
No, it's not legal, not without a license from the owner of the rights to the track, usually the record company, to provide it on a web site, and such a license would be difficult to obtain and probably prohibitively expensive. Use of tracks for any purpose other than your own personal playback is also a violation of the terms of sale of the iTunes Store. If you want music on your web site, I'd suggest composing and performing your own, perhaps with GarageBand, or buying a track from one of the services that offer royalty-free licences.
Regards.
No, it's not legal, not without a license from the owner of the rights to the track, usually the record company, to provide it on a web site, and such a license would be difficult to obtain and probably prohibitively expensive. Use of tracks for any purpose other than your own personal playback is also a violation of the terms of sale of the iTunes Store. If you want music on your web site, I'd suggest composing and performing your own, perhaps with GarageBand, or buying a track from one of the services that offer royalty-free licences.
Regards.
Thanks Varjak. I was just making sure. One last thing, is it legal for me to put music I purchase from iTunes into a movie I made in iMovie or a Keynote presentation?
Only if this is for your own personal use, such as to show to your own family. You cannot legally use any such music in any sort of public presentation, nor could you give that presentation to anyone else such as send it to some friend or family member living elsewhere.
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Okay, that's pretty much what I thought. I have one last question regarding legality: Is it legal to copy a YouTube video? Also, is it legal for me to put that video on my website?
They certainly allow you to link to or embed a video in your site, and their use terms are posted here:
http://www.youtube.com/static?gl=US&template=terms
Beyond that, questions would be best taken up with Google.
Regards.
Is it legal to use a song purchased from the iTunes Store?
