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Originally posted by jinx
How did mixed tapes suddenly become immoral?
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They're not immoral, jinx, if you made the mix from material you already have the rights to use and the mix cd is for your own use.
If you give a mix cd away, you have cheated the people/bands whose songs are on the cd. They deserve to make money on their creative works.
Here's an analogy that may simplify the issue:
I have a small shareware program that I sell for $10. I thought it up and spent the time to code it. People can try the limited version and if they like it they can send me the money to get an unlock key.
Now suppose someone sends me the $10 and gets their unlock key. Then they make a copy of the software and give it to a friend along with the key. That's two people using my software. I should have made $20 and only made $10.
It's the same thing for the guys who did all the songs on the mix tape.