Yes, you can copy a sound recording from your CD onto another CD if you own another CD player. In many cases they will allow you to copy multiple times. However, you also need to check the licence with your digital provider. Yes, if you have purchased or obtained digital music legitimately and you want to create a copy for your own private and domestic use. You may, however, lend copies you have made to members of your family and household.Ĭan I burn digital music that I bought online on to a CD? They must not be played publicly or lent to friends and acquaintances.
Copies of sound recordings are to be used for your own private and domestic use.You can, however, transfer CDs that you have acquired legitimately to your own digital music player. You cannot copy other people’s CDs to your digital music player.Uploading or distributing music on the Internet without the permission of the copyright owner is an offence, punishable under civil, and in some cases, under criminal law. That means that you cannot copy CDs for use for playing in your café or retail store, for use as a DJ or any other non private purpose. You cannot burn copies of your CDs for commercial use.You can only create copies of legitimately acquired CDs for your own private and domestic use to play on another CD player that you own. You cannot burn copies of your CDs to give to friends.The copy is for playing on a different device.īUT there are limits to what you can do, for example:.The copy is for your private and domestic use only and.You can copy your legitimately acquired music, for example a purchased CD or music legitimately downloaded from the internet, if: