Originally Posted by
webstar1000
Originally Posted by
Br!an
Without permission, copying and distributing someone else's copyrighted work is infringement anywhere that copyright laws exist.
I did. For free if you notice.... There was no exchange of funds.
It doesn't matter, though - that's why Napster doesn't exist anymore. Because "for free" they were distributing music illegally. The money is not the issue, it's the distribution.
I don't want to sound like I'm being militant - I don't care, and I doubt very much Whelan would either.
But it's infringement - it's not even debatable in your example. You- literally - distributed a creative artwork outside of and in violation of the artist's express, specific copyright. It's textbook copyright infringement.
Again - I'm giving the letter of the law. I don't personally care.