Listening to Songs Copied Illegally
Question
Hello,
I would like to know if it is permissible to listen to songs from albums that were not purchased but transferred. Is this considered theft?
Answer
Hello and Happy Hanukkah!
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita, it is forbidden to listen to songs and other content that have been copied illegally.
Only songs that are no longer sold may be copied. It is also permissible to listen to them if they have been copied.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita
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