Enable downloading non-commercial use material from a commercial app
<p>This question is related to this one <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/38824/copyrights-of-material-that-would-be-used-for-both-commercial-and-non-commercial">Copyrights of material that would be used for both commercial and non-commercially</a>.</p>

<p>I am developing mobile app that contains ads and premium paid option. In short, it is a commercial app. I want to give the ability to my user to download and listen to materials that was licensed as non-commercial use. </p>

<p>My question is:
Is giving the ability to the user to download those materials from their original source via the app and listen to them via the app violate the non-commercial use condition? I mean I will not include them by default and will not advertise that the app contains those material when downloading/buying it.</p>

<p>If it was OK, does hosting the files on my server change the answer? (Keeping in mind that I will put all information about the original materials and to who it belongs and the original link)</p>

<p>Based on the answer to my previous question (<a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/38824/copyrights-of-material-that-would-be-used-for-both-commercial-and-non-commercial">Copyrights of material that would be used for both commercial and non-commercially</a>), I suppose that this question will get the same answer. However, my concern is that why it is OK, for example, for commercial web-browser to be used to navigate, download and listen to such non-commercial materials but it is not allowed for the app I am developing to do the basically the same. The materials are not included by default and the app does a lot of other things that is not related to those material. However, downloading and listing to those materials is optional and up to the user request. </p>

<p>I just want to be clear that I am not trying to avoid buying a commercial-license but I found no way to get in touch the owner/owners. Furthermore, there are tons of app and websites that are redistribution those material freely and putting ads or charging the user for the traffic. The owner/owners seem not interested in suing anyone but in the same time did not clearly stated that the materials are for Public Domain and I want to stay in the safe side.</p>

<p>Of course, you can't distribute anything licensed for non-commercial use in a commercial product.</p>

<p>No, it doesn't matter where you host it. You didn't make the content, so you must follow the license of the person who did.</p>

<p>A browser takes you to something someone has posted online and agreed to make public. It doesn't allow you to take something someone else made and use it as you please. </p>

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