Music Downloading Laws
<p>Now, yes, I know, downloading music or duplicating CDs is illegal.</p>

<p>However, I overheard someone talking about the matter.</p>

<p>Assume I bought the album ABC with the songs A through Z from a store (i.e. I <strong>don't</strong> have digital copies like when you buy music CDs from Amazon). Then, I lose the CD.</p>

<p>Am I allowed to get the songs (and <strong>only</strong> the songs from the album ABC) from, say, YouTube and download them <strong>if I can prove that I previously bought them (i.e. the receipt)?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Edit:</strong> I'm living in Germany.</p>

<p>No. When you buy the CD you have purchased a <strong>license</strong> to possess and use a copy of the songs that are on the CD so long as you actually have the CD.</p>

<p>This does not give you the right to permanently obtain a copy of those songs from any source you want, no matter what, regardless of what happens to your original copy of the songs.</p>

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