# Music, Copyrights and laws

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 31, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306 "2003-10-31T03:04:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rysolag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@rysolag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rysolag)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306/1 "2003-10-31T03:04:17Z")

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On my website I want to stream a lot of music(MP3s).

Can I legally do this without talking to any authorities?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306/2 "2003-10-31T03:29:57Z")

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only if you own the copyright, or have their permission…

Rev ![](http://aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306/3 "2003-10-31T07:07:48Z")

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so what if I want to stream all types of music and all artists??

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306/4 "2003-10-31T16:09:09Z")

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then you and the RIAA need to get know each other…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-copyrights-and-laws/34306/5 "2003-11-01T21:57:10Z")

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stream ~= radio = pay $$$ !