FYI : Unauthorized Copying is Against the Law

Copyright law protects the value of creative work. When you make unauthorized copies of someone’s creative work, you are taking something of value from the owner without his or her permission.  Most likely, you’ve seen the FBI warning about unauthorized copying at the beginning of a movie DVD.  Though you may not find these messages on all compact discs or music you’ve downloaded from the Internet, the same laws apply.  Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted sound recordings. (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506).

 

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS for use of the  VIP SOUNDLAB Memberships, Drum sample kits and sounds from www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software,V.I.P access folders,YouSendit Links,shortcuts,membership cards and links are the property of  www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com and protected by international copyright laws. All trademarks used on  www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com  are property of their respective owners.

 1)  (Licensor) All samples & loops which can be purchased/downloaded from  the VIP SOUND LAB are on a Royalty-Free non-exclusive license, it means you can use these samples as part of your commercial and non-commercial MUSIC COMPOSITIONS for CDs, DVDs, VIDEO, MOVIES, GAMES, AND MUSIC. The non-exclusive License is personal and NON transferable. the VIP SOUNDLAB cannot be responsible if you are not satisfied with membership ,any drum sound , kit , fx, effect or any material purchased on the site whether it be wav. aiff. mp3. rex or any other sound format - all sales are final- no refunds. Sounds that You have purchased are non-exclusively licensed, NOT sold to You. You can NOT resell entire or separate elements of any drum kit ,sound or bundle pack as your own or as a part of a sample library or sofware/hardware without written permission and a signed contract from the VIP SOUND LAB  ( Licensee )  non Exclusive Instrumentals are NOT royalty free unless written permission from the VIP SOUNDLAB is obtained. 
 2) The sounds, loops, and samples offered by www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com (Licensor) and its affiliates are licensed, not sold to you for use in your software and or hardware. All sales are Final we do not do refunds once a payment is received. By clicking the buynow paypal button the service we provide In a Membership will not be refunded per the buyer has been provided access to www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com , a Drum Kit at sign up , access to 2 Databases , Controller Editor Templates ,  Drum Kit templates , Images , Tutorials , Free Monthly Kits , provided a user account for the site and more as listed on the sign up page. The buyer has been provided a lifetime membership. The buyer binds to the terms and service of the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com at sign up all sales are final and no refunds. Any account user who signs up for a membership and attempts to purchase a discount on another membership page will result in your account being deactivated and getting you banned from the site. At the discretion of the site owners will we honor you to come back to the site BUT the buyer will have to re-instate his or her account by re-signing up no exceptions. The buyer can not also download drum kits from other membership pages. The www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com is not responsible for site glitches , link hiccups or any other means of the buyer to hack onto other membership pages or any digital errors that may take place.If you attempt purchase sales and discounts not associated with your level of membership that conduct will result in your account banned and deactivated from www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com in addition If an error on the buyers part does takes place we will try to resolve the issue but if a resolution can not be reached then the buyers account will be deactivated and no refund , all sales are final.
 3) The license granted is granted solely to the original user/purchaser (Licensee) of the product. This license is not transferable or sale-able.   
 4) You may not resale, re-license, loan, copy, assign, rent, upload, download or distribute in any way the sounds or Instrumentals licensed to you by us www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com and its affiliates to another user in the form of a VST PLUGIN,VST3 PLUGIN, Kontakt Expansion or any software unless payment is made to the VIP SOUNDLAB and an agreement Deal is reached and approved by the VIP SOUNDLAB , in such an agreement you must send a written contract that we can review and sign or we can send you one. In addition, these sounds or Instrumentals cannot be offered in a competitive product.  
 5) You can not edit, change and modify any Drum Kit sounds purchased from www.vipsoundlab.com or www.vipsoundlab.weebly.com. These sounds are for commercial purposes within musical compositions and productions. non exclusive Instrumentals you may change and modify after purchase price is made to us and from that point you can do what ever you desire to the DRUM SOUNDS  
 6)  www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com and its affiliates will not take responsibility if the sounds or instrumentals purchased do not meet the specific needs and or purpose of the Licensee or your need. These sounds and Instrumentals are licensed without warranties, therefore the VIP SOUND LAB cannot be responsible if buyer is not satisified. The VIP SOUND LAB cannot be responsible for any indirect or direct loss arising from the use of these sounds or Instrumentals.   
 7) You agree to use the Drum Kit sounds or Instrumentals in the format(s) offered by the VIP SOUNDLAB
 www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com and its affiliates. the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com does not accept responsibility for the use of the products in any format other than the formats specified, and the formats these sounds were made for.  
 8) Sounds or Instrumentals cannot be offered individually or isolated in any musical or audio/visual work.  
 9) If user intends to use the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com products in any way other than those specified such as VST,VST3,or any form of a software expansion or plugin a separate license must be obtained through the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com using these sounds from the VIPSOUNDLAB will bind you to a contract of 20% of net sales of your project,product,vst,plugin,expansion or any other product contact us for license and exclusive pricing.   
 10) Purchasing, downloading, Receiving YouSendit Links,Bitcasa Links,Box Links,receiving 4 shared links,receiving a thank you for purchase email from fontainemuzick2012@gmail.com ,passwords, V.I.P access folder links ,Bitcasa download links,free sounds,fre sound demos,V.I.P access folder the VIP SOUND LAB  VIP Life Time Membership , product, sounds , Instrumentals and its demo products in any way binds the user to the Terms and Conditions of use. the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com reserves the right to change and or amend its and or our Terms and Conditions at any time.Buyer is responsible for providing an email address that retrieves emails and attachments. Buyer is responsible for any and all updating of email addresses if the buyer changes email address. The www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com will not refund a buyer if they can not retrieve emails as it is not our responsibility for a buyer to simply log in to an email. we do not honor a refund because the buyer will not login to there email account to retrieve a digital purchase that has been sent.   
11) Any and all unauthorized use or duplication of any the www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com product,sounds, V.I.P access folders,Instrumentals and it demo products in any way is a violation of the Terms and Conditions of use and applicable laws of the United States, and other countries. Copyright infringement will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. we also reserve the right to change or amend our terms of conditions , drum kit and sounds content at any time without notice. once a buyer uses our paypal buynow button or add to cart button and makes a purchase onwww.VIPSOUNDLAB.com all sales are final and binds the buyer to our terms and conditions and terms of service.
12 ) The VIP SOUND LAB  is not responsible for browser issues it is your responsibility to use a browser that supports all features of the site. We suggest using browser like google chrome , IE explorer , Fire Fox etc. The VIP SOUND LAB is not responsible for loss of any digital purchase for any reason, including, but not limited to hard drive failure, computer failure, software failure, back-up failure, or other cause of loss of your digital purchases. It is your responsibility to back-up all critical data and solely your responsibility. Under the Distance Selling Regulations, you would normally have the right to cancel the contract of sale within seven days. However, this does not relate to digital download products, which cannot be returned. You do not have the right to cancel an order once the digital download link has been provided to your email, unless you notify us proir to it being sent or the product has been downloaded, Links,passwords,membership cards,shortcuts 4shared links provided ,attachments or YouSendit links are Provided by email from us per this would compromise the purchase to the buyers advantage or receiving this service and products for free. We also cannot refund purchases for incompatibility issues, or if you do not like the sound quality. our drum sounds are studio quality whether 16 bit or 24 bit wav. we are not responsible if you do not like or are not satisfied with mp3 formatted audio or samples. Once a 4shared,YouSendit link,shortcuts,password,membership card or any other emailed item that is provided via email. You are responsible for making sure you download a demo of all drum kits before you make a purchase , if a demo is not available you must email us and request the demo of your choice. you are responsible to make sure your PC or MAC can receive and de-compress digital products, you are also responsible for making sure your software and / or hardware plays WAV, REX, AIFF,MP3. or ReFill files.
13) USB Flash Drive Purchases Please Note: The VIP SOUNDLAB is not responsible for ANY damage or problems that may occur while installing any product we sell. We do not offer any returns on internal products including but not limited to ,USB flash Drives,USB DRIVES or USB Flash Drives are tested before shipping. At all times we will help guide you while installing products although we can not guarantee that we will be able to help with all installations. Please keep this in mind when purchasing products from us.
Return Policy: Periodically something will go wrong with a shipment and you may wish to return an item, the VIP SOUNDLAB is not responsible for usps shipping damage to flash drives or if a USB Flash Drive is lost in the mail. all sales are final and we do not refund usb flash drive purchases. you are responsible to file a claim with usps for any damaged orders delivered to your residence. Buyer is responsible for selecting Insurance on a shipment, the VIP SOUNDLAB is not responsible for any lost orders. The frieght carrier will need a receipt to show insurance on an order , so we can not provide a receipt for insurance if your paypal receipt does not show that you selected shipping insurance from the drop down menu. we can ship 1 replacement order only after a review of your situation with usps IF usps tracking information shows that your package was NOT delivered. replacement of orders need to fill out the USB Replacement form on a link provided from us at any time of a missing shipment. of course We will do everything reasonable to satisfy you; please contact us via e-mail if your order does not arrive after the 11th business day. Our customer service department is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week via the contact us form.

Customs/Duty Fees: In no event will The VIP SOUNDLAB be liable for any customs, taxes, tariffs or duty fees associated with your purchase from our company. If you are outside the USA you may be required to pay these. It is up to you as the buyer to research what requirements are in your country.
Shipping Fees: If an order was shipped and the order is then returned due to the buyer not being home or providing the wrong shipping address after the order is shipped we reserve the right to charge the customer for the additional shipping to reship the product to your updated address , same applies if you move before your order reaches your shiping address.

Damaged Merchandise: Should any package appear to be damaged at the time of delivery, a claim for damage must be promptly made with the responsible freight carrier.

Disclaimer of Warranties: The factory warranty constitutes all of the warranties with respect to the sale of this item/items. The seller hereby expressly disclaims all warranties either expressed or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Seller neither assumes nor authorizes any other person to assume for it any liability in connection with the sale of this item/items. The VIP SOUNDLAB LLC  or www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com shall have no liability for:

* Any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or inaccuracies in correlating to the site material: * Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in or relating to the site material regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery * Any decision made or action taken or not taken or not taken in reliance upon the site material * Any losses or damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, from the use of the our website generally.

In no event shall www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com be liable for any for any special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages for any loss of profits, goodwill, use or other intangible losses including in negligence, whether remote, proximate or foreseeable, and whether or notwww.VIPSOUNDLAB.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages, arising out of or in connection with the use of our products.

 

VIP USB Flash Drive :

 

USB Flash Drive Replacements : A replacement Drive has a Restock Fee of  $ 25, a Data Drive Fee of $ 25 and a processing fee of $ 15.00 we can re-ship your USB Drive Free of Charge. You also have the option to process other Freight carriers in the options menu  * note the replacement order has automatic Insurance coverage. *
 
Note: Although every effort has been made to insure accuracy within this website, www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com cannot be held responsible for typographical errors.As part of the order process, the following information is collected from shoppers: Name Shipping/Billing Address Email address Phone number Credit/Debit Card Information (PayPal)This information is only for our own use for billing and shipping your products

All of your customer information is completely secure and will not be given to any other party or 3rd party.Contact Us With any questions you may have on the TERMS AND CONDITIONS for use of  Drum sample kits and sounds From www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software,V.I.P access folders,YouSendit Links,shortcuts,membership cards and links are the property of  www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com and protected by international copyright laws. All trademarks used on www.VIPSOUNDLAB.com  are property of their respective owners

 

 in Addition YOU SHALL NOT:

(1) rent, lease, lend, trade, license, transfer, duplicate, distribute, assign, sell or make copies of the Sounds whether modified or in their original form;

(2) publish, or make the Sounds available, for others to copy;

(3) sell or incorporate the Sounds, whether in combination with other sounds or alone, as part of any competitive product such as a sample pack, virtual instrument, expansion pack, or any other collection of sounds, samples, or loop elements in any format;

(4) use the Sounds in isolation;

(5) upload, download, or electronically transfer the Sounds to or from any server, including but not limited to Gmail.com, sendspace.com, rapidshare.com, or similar services; and

(6)  file share or make the Sounds available via online-medium, including but not limited to any peer-to-peer file sharing service such as BitTorrent or any related service.Any use of the Sounds not granted herein must be authorized in writing by VIP SOUNDLAB prior to such use.

Controlling Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and of the United States. Jurisdiction of any controversies regarding this agreement shall be limited to the Courts of the State of New York and the United States Court of the Southern District of New York to which jurisdiction each party hereto consents.  In the event any such controversy is adjudicated, the Court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements to the prevailing party.

Limitation of Liability.  You cannot recover any damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages. This limitation applies to (a) anything related to the Sounds or content on VIP SOUNDLAB or third party Internet sites; and (b) claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other tort to the extent permitted by applicable law.  It also applies even if repair, replacement or a refund for the Sounds does not fully compensate you for any losses; or VIP SOUNDLAB knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages.No Warranties.  VIP SOUNDLAB gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions.  Where allowed by law, VIP SOUNDLAB excludes implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purposes and non-infringement.

 

Beast Mode Virtual Plugin / VST Plugin / Dll. / This is a legal agreement between you and VIP SOUNDLAB (the "Author"), covering your use of The Beast Mode Virtual Drum Machine included in this software package. Be sure to read the following agreement before using the software. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES OF IT. Use of all or any portion of this package indicates your agreement to the following terms and conditions. The Author grants you a nonexclusive license to use the software in this package (the “Software”), under the terms and conditions stated in this agreement. You may: 1. Use the Software on a single machine at any one time. Multiple installations on computers you control are permitted, 2. Make backup copies of the software and manual for archival purposes for your own use only. You may not: 1. Make copies of the user manual or the Software in whole or in part except as expressively provided for in this agreement. 2. Make alterations or modifications to the Software (or any copy) or disassemble or decompile the Software (or any copy), or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software. 3. Sublicense, lease, lend, rent or grant other rights in all or any portion of the Software (or any copy) to others. 4. Make verbal or media translations of the documentation. 5. Make telecommunication data transmissions of the Software. TERM: This agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate it at any time by destroying the Software together with all copies in any form. It will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condition in this agreement. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

 in Addition YOU SHALL NOT:

(1) rent, lease, lend, trade, license, transfer, duplicate, distribute, assign, sell or make copies of the Sounds whether modified or in their original form;

(2) publish, or make the Sounds available, for others to copy;

(3) sell or incorporate the Sounds, whether in combination with other sounds or alone, as part of any competitive product such as a sample pack, virtual instrument, expansion pack, or any other collection of sounds, samples, or loop elements in any format;

(4) use the Sounds in isolation;

(5) upload, download, or electronically transfer the Sounds to or from any server, including but not limited to Gmail.com, sendspace.com, rapidshare.com, or similar services; and

(6)  file share or make the Sounds available via online-medium, including but not limited to any peer-to-peer file sharing service such as BitTorrent or any related service.Any use of the Sounds not granted herein must be authorized in writing by VIP SOUNDLAB prior to such use.

Controlling Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and of the United States. Jurisdiction of any controversies regarding this agreement shall be limited to the Courts of the State of New York and the United States Court of the Southern District of New York to which jurisdiction each party hereto consents.  In the event any such controversy is adjudicated, the Court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements to the prevailing party.

Limitation of Liability.  You cannot recover any damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages. This limitation applies to (a) anything related to the Sounds or content on VIP SOUNDLAB or third party Internet sites; and (b) claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other tort to the extent permitted by applicable law.  It also applies even if repair, replacement or a refund for the Sounds does not fully compensate you for any losses; or VIP SOUNDLAB knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages.No Warranties.  VIP SOUNDLAB gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions.  Where allowed by law, VIP SOUNDLAB excludes implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purposes and non-infringement.

What the Law Says and What it Means

Making unauthorized copies of copyrighted content , files or music recordings is against the law and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.  A civil law suit could hold you responsible for thousands of dollars in damages. Criminal charges may leave you with a felony record, accompanied by up to five years of jail time and fines up to $250,000. You may find this surprising. After all, compact discs may be easily be copied multiple times with inexpensive CD-R burning technology.  Further, when you’re on the Internet, digital information can seem to be as free as air.  U.S. copyright law does in fact provide full protection of sound recordings, whether they exist in the form of physical CD’s or digital files.  Regardless of the format at issue, the same basic principle applies:  music sound recordings may not be copied or distributed without the permission of the owner.

What the Courts Have to Say

A long series of court rulings has made it very clear that uploading and downloading copyrighted music without permission on P2P networks constitutes infringement and could be a crime.

Common Examples of Online Copyright Infringement:

• You make an MP3 copy of a song because the CD you bought expressly permits you to do so. But then you put your MP3 copy on the Internet, using a file-sharing network, so that millions of other people can download it.

• Even if you don’t illegally offer recordings to others, you join a file-sharing network and download unauthorized copies of all the copyrighted music you want for free from the computers of other network members.

• In order to gain access to copyrighted music on the computers of other network members, you pay a fee to join a file-sharing network that isn’t authorized to distribute or make copies of copyrighted music. Then you download unauthorized copies of all the music you want.

• You transfer copyrighted music using an instant messenging service.

• You have a computer with a CD burner, which you use to burn copies of music you have downloaded onto writable CDs for all of your friends.

• Somebody you don’t even know e-mails you a copy of a copyrighted song and then you turn around and e-mail copies to all of your friends.

Do The Crime, Do The Time
If you do not have legal permission, and you go ahead and copy or distribute copyrighted music anyway, you can be prosecuted in criminal court and/or sued for damages in civil court.

• Criminal penalties for first-time offenders can be as high as five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.

• Civil penalties can run into many thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees. The minimum penalty is $750 per song.

The "No Electronic Theft Law" (NET Act) is similar on copyright violations that involve digital recordings:

• Criminal penalties can run up to five years in prison and/or $250,000 in fines, even if you didn’t do it for monetary or financial or commercial gain.

• If you did expect something in return, even if it just involves swapping your files for someone else’s, as in MP3 trading, you can be sentenced to as much as five years in prison.

• Regardless of whether you expected to profit, you’re still liable in civil court for damages and lost profits of the copyright holder.

• Or the copyright holders can sue you for up to $150,000 in statutory damages for each of their copyrighted works that you illegally copy or distribute.

If you make digital copies of copyrighted music on your computer available to anyone through the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder, you’re stealing. And if you allow a P2P file-sharing network to use part of your computer’s hard drive to store copyrighted recordings that anyone can access and download, you’re on the wrong side of the law.

Having the hardware to make unauthorized music recordings doesn’t give you the right to steal. Music has value for the artist and for everyone who works in the industry. 

What the Courts Have to Say About Illegal Uploading and Downloading…
…and Copyrighted Sound Recordings:

"As stated by Record Company Plaintiffs in their brief, "Aimster predicates its entire service upon furnishing a 'road map' for users to find, copy, and distribute copyrighted music." …We agree. Defendants [Aimster] manage to do everything but actually steal the music off the store shelf and hand it to Aimster's users."
Aimster Copyright Litigation. 01-C-8933, MDL # 1425 (Memorandum Opinion and Order, September 4, 2002).

"…they [Aimster] apparently believe that the ongoing, massive, and unauthorized distribution and copying of Record Company Plaintiffs' copyrighted works by Aimster's end users somehow constitutes "personal use.’ This contention is specious and unsupported by the very case on which Defendants rely." 
Aimster Copyright Litigation. 01-C-8933, MDL # 1425 (Memorandum Opinion and Order, September 4, 2002).

"Napster users infringe at least two of the copyright holders’ exclusive rights . . . .Napster users who upload file names to the search index for others to copy violate plaintiffs’ distribution rights. Napster users who download files containing copyrighted music violate plaintiffs’ reproduction rights….[V]irtually all Napster users engage in the unauthorized downloading or uploading of copyrighted music . . ." 
A & M Records v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001).

"Although defendant [MP3.com] seeks to portray its service as the ‘functional equivalent’ of storing its subscribers’ CDs, in actuality defendant is re-playing for the subscribers converted versions of the recording it copied, without authorization, from plaintiffs’ copyrighted CDs. On its face, this makes out a presumptive case of infringement under the Copyright Act . . . ."
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc., 92 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000).

…and Copyrighted Images:
"Distributing unlawful copies of a copyrighted work violates the copyright owner’s distribution right and, as a result, constitutes copyright infringement. . . . . [Unlawful distribution occurs where] [f]iles of [copyrighted] information are stored in the central system, and subscribers may either ‘download’ information into their[computers] or ‘upload’ information from their home units into the central files . . . ." 
Playboy Enterprises v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc., 982 F. Supp. 503 (N.D. Ohio 1997).

"[The Copyright Act] provides that an owner of a copyrighted work has the exclusive right to reproduce the work in copies . . . [and] to distribute copies of the work to the public . . . . [A]nyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner … is an infringer of the copyright." 
Playboy Enterprises v. Webbworld Inc., 991 F. Supp. 543 (N.D. Tex. 1997).

…and Copyrighted Software:
"Uploading is copying. Downloading is also copying. Unauthorized copying is an unauthorized use that is governed by the copyright laws. Therefore, unauthorized uploading and unauthorized downloading are unauthorized uses governed by the copyright laws . . . ." 
Ohio v. Perry, 83 Ohio St. 3d 41, 697 N.E.2d 624 (Ohio 1998).

"The unauthorized copying of copyrighted computer programs is . . . an infringement of the copyright . . . . [U]nauthorized copies . . . are made when such games are uploaded to the BBS [Bulletin Board Service] . . . [and] when they are downloaded to make additional copies by users . . . ."
Sega Enterprises v. MAPHIA, 857 F. Supp. 679 (N.D. Cal. 1994).

"‘[C]opying,’ for the purposes of copyright law, occurs when a computer program is transferred from a permanent storage device to a computer's random access memory. In this case, copies were made when the Sega game files were uploaded to or downloaded from [the defendant’s] BBS [Bulletin Board Service]."
Sega Enterprises. v. Sabella, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20470 (N.D. Cal. 1996).

…and Copyrighted Text:
"Defendant Free Republic is a ‘bulletin board’ website whose members use the site to post news articles to which they add remarks or commentary . . . . The Plaintiffs' [Los Angeles Times and Washington Post] complaint alleges that unauthorized copying and posting of the articles on the Free Republic site constitutes copyright infringement . . . . [P]laintiffs' motion for summary adjudication with respect to fair use is granted . . . ." 
L.A. Times v. Free Republic, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5669 (C.D. Cal. 2000).

"When a person browses a website, and by so doing displays the [copyrighted] Handbook, a copy of the Handbook is made in the computer's random access memory (RAM), to permit viewing of the material. And in making a copy, even a temporary one, the person who browsed infringes the copyright. Additionally, a person making a printout or re-posting a copy of the Handbook on another website would infringe plaintiff's copyright." 
Intellectual Reserve, Inc. v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Inc., 75 F. Supp. 2d 1290 (D. Utah 1999).

When It Comes to Copying Music, What’s Okay … And What’s Not:

Technology has made digital copying easier than ever. But just because advances in technology make it possible to copy music doesn’t mean it’s legal to do so. Here are tips on how to enjoy the music while respecting rights of others in the digital world. Stick with these, and you’ll be doing right by the people who created the music.

Internet Copying

• It’s okay to download music from sites authorized by the owners of the copyrighted music, whether or not such sites charge a fee. 

• Visit our list of Legal Music Sites or Music United for a list of a number legal and safe sites where permission is granted and content is available for downloading.

• It’s never okay to download unauthorized music from pirate sites (web or FTP) or peer-to-peer systems. Examples of peer-to-peer systems making unauthorized music available for download include: Ares, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Limewire, and Morpheus.

• It’s never okay to make unauthorized copies of music available to others (that is, uploading music) on peer-to-peer systems.

Copying CDs

• It’s okay to copy music onto an analog cassette, but not for commercial purposes.

• It’s also okay to copy music onto special Audio CD-R’s, mini-discs, and digital tapes (because royalties have been paid on them) – but, again, not for commercial purposes.

• Beyond that, there’s no legal "right" to copy the copyrighted music on a CD onto a CD-R. However, burning a copy of CD onto a CD-R, or transferring a copy onto your computer hard drive or your portable music player, won’t usually raise concerns so long as: 

  • The copy is made from an authorized original CD that you legitimately own

  • The copy is just for your personal use. It’s not a personal use – in fact, it’s illegal – to give away the copy or lend it to others for copying.

• The owners of copyrighted music have the right to use protection technology to allow or prevent copying.

• Remember, it’s never okay to sell or make commercial use of a copy that you make.

Are there occasionally exceptions to these rules? Sure. A "garage" or unsigned band might want you to download its own music; but, bands that own their own music are free to make it available legally by licensing it. And, remember that there are lots of authorized sites where music can be downloaded for free. Better to be safe than sorry – don’t assume that downloading or burning is legal just because technology makes it possible.