Is it legal to dump streaming internet audio?
 

There is a program called SDP that stores streaming microsoft media to
disk, I want to know if saving permanently of legitimate streaming
internet radio stations is legal or not. I know there is a law for vcr
recording of TV stations that say it is legal to record tv shows, but
not for "archival" purposes, which I interpret to mean that the
recording can not stay permanent. Does internet radio follow the same
rules? Thanks.

"Jason Priest" wrote in message
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There is a program called SDP that stores streaming microsoft media to
disk, I want to know if saving permanently of legitimate streaming
internet radio stations is legal or not. I know there is a law for vcr
recording of TV stations that say it is legal to record tv shows, but
not for "archival" purposes, which I interpret to mean that the
recording can not stay permanent. Does internet radio follow the same
rules? Thanks.

I don't know why the recording of any media, including streaming media,
should be illegal, provided that it is for your own personal use. However,
selling it or distributing it to others may violate copyright laws.

On 22 Dec 2004 19:18:56 GMT, "Jason Priest" wrote:

I know there is a law for vcr
recording of TV stations that say it is legal to record tv shows, but
not for "archival" purposes, which I interpret to mean that the
recording can not stay permanent.

That's the first I ever heard of anything like that.





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