Listening to Songs from an Unpaid Disk
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Question
Is it permissible to listen to songs from a disk that I did not purchase?
Answer
Shalom and blessings,
It is forbidden to copy a disk unless you have paid for it and want to copy it solely for backup purposes, or to have a disk at home, in the car, and at work, etc.
If it is not possible to purchase the disk, for example, if the disk is no longer sold in stores, there is no prohibition.
The prohibition applies even if you definitely would not have bought the disk.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Siman 580). [There are two prohibitions: one is the obligation from the perspective of "yored," which applies only if the disk would have been purchased. However, there is a dispute among the poskim whether this also constitutes theft, and in cases of doubt regarding Torah law, one should be stringent].