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Can you legally burn a CD to ITunes?

Can I legally burn a CD to ITunes in the United Kingdom?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Sep 2, 2015 10:57 AM

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Sep 2, 2015 11:02 AM in response to karla44444444

If you are trying to get a firm statement for legal purposes you will have to consult a lawyer. The people responding here are other users like you.


For general purposes it is acceptable to burn a CD for personal use. Even back when music had DRM protection you could burn up to 7 copies of a CD (I guess for a largish family and maybe a car or two).

Sep 2, 2015 11:48 AM in response to karla44444444

You can burn a CD from iTunes music. i.e Copy music from iTunes to a CD to be played in regular CD Players.


But you don't burn to iTunes. You can RIP a CD to iTunes, i.e copy the contents of a CD into your iTunes Library.


With that said, whether doing that is legal, only a copyright attorney would be able to conclusively answer that.


However, based on several articles, it may not be legal, in either direction anymore:


Burning to a CD

http://uk.businessinsider.com/using-itunes-to-make-a-mixtape-cd-became-illegal-i n-the-uk-this-summer-and-no-one-noticed-…


Ripping From a CD

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3188779/Using-iTunes-UK-practical ly-ILLEGAL-Copying-music-CD-collection-v…

Can you legally burn a CD to ITunes?

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