Another filesharing question

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I was wondering, if I already “paid” for the CD, and obtained the same copy for free online, would this be a sin??

For example, I have a couple of Rage of the Machine CDs and I have fully paid for these legitimately, but I cannot find the CDs in my House anywhere. In some cases, I have physically have the CDs but I broke them… I forgot to rip them to my harddrive and my IPOD accidentally updated itself so I have no tangible copy on me.

This is the disadvantage of using CDs you can lose them easily or misplace them or break them if you arent careful.

If I obtained another copy online as a torrent for CDs that I have already paid for in the past would this constitute as stealing? I already paid for the CD, the CD case is physicaly here with me… so why should I pay for another copy for the sake of being scrupulous?? I dont want to double pay and waste another 60 dollars to get the songs I have already paid for.
 
Would FILESHARING be considered a mortal sin or venial sin?
 
It has potential to be either or. There are so many variables. Someone who doesn’t know it’s wrong and does it, would likely be venial. Someone who does it to make money and shares terabytes of illegal software would be much more likely to be mortal. Either way it’s a sin to share someones intellectual copyrighted property with knowledge that it is such.

Only you and God know if it’s mortal or not. If you are not sure, it’s likely not mortal. I’d go to a priest to talk about it.
 
Hmm. Usually when I break or loose something, I don’t get another one for free.

But it really depends on who owns the music. The music industry has been pushing this idea that when we buy a CD, we are only buying an unlimited license to listen to the music - we don’t own the music itself, and the media (CD, mp3, vinyl, tape, etc) is irrelevant. Thus, you are permitted to make backup copies of your media. If you accept the music industry’s concept of ownership then you may listen to this music using any means at your disposal. However, if accused of stealing the music, you would have a difficult time proving that you are legally entitled to it.
 
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Would FILESHARING be considered a mortal sin or venial sin?
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There is no act that is automatically a mortal sin. NOTHING is automatically a mortal sin. As always, when people on this forum ask, “Is such-and-such a mortal sin,” the answer is the same: Maybe.
 
So can I redownload those albums?? I really dont have extra money to buy it again and I think thats just a waste of money… Or id rather donate the money to a good cause or to buy other necessities.

Kind of pointless since Ive already paid for it…

student budget ya know?
 
Putting aside the morality question, I would strongly advise against doing any sort of file sharing. It is a very easy way to get a virus.
 
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