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Hi! Yesterday I found my son on the computer downloading music from Youtube. Is it legal to download music from youtube? Should I prohibit him doing this? What is your experience? Thanks for your advice!
I don't think it is illegal but possibly, maybe.
I doubt that he would get into trouble for downloading a few songs. There are millions of people across the country watching movies and series on cody boxes. There are multiple ways that people can download content that they haven't paid for.
Unless he's making a lot of money from selling them to lots of people, listening to a few songs for his own pleasure is going to raise few eyebrows. There is also a lot of content on youtube that isn't copyrighted and is definitely not illegal to download - artists who are trying to make a name for themselves but haven't signed up to a record label.
I think if he ever did get into trouble for it, the worst that would happen is that they are taken from him and he's given a bit of a telling off.
Technically, it's probably infringement of copyright, and a breach of Youtube's Acceptable Use Policy.
In reality, nobody is going to do anything unless he is uploading it somewhere else or selling it.
@paul_6611. All creations are copyrighted automatically under UK law, unless you specifically state otherwise. You don't need to be signed to a record label to have copyright on your stuff, it's what's called a 'natural right'.
If my son was downloading music from YouTube, I'd ask if I could join in and listen with him. If you try to forbid him, he'll just find a way of doing it without you knowing about it, but if you have his trust you stand a much better chance of being able to influence him.
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