Is it infringement to download music online and play it in public?

Nowadays, there are a variety of rich music resources on the Internet, and many people can easily download the music they want or like to listen to through the Internet. However, some people download music from the Internet and play it in public places. Many people think it is infringement. Let the editor of Legal Savior Network discuss it together.

Is it infringement to download music online and play it in public?

No infringement.

Legal provisions

According to the relevant provisions of the Copyright Law, Article 22: Under the following circumstances, works may be used without the permission of the copyright owner and without payment of remuneration to the copyright owner, but the name of the author and the title of the work must be specified, and the copyright shall not be infringed Other rights enjoyed by persons in accordance with this law:

(1) Use the published works of others for personal study, research or appreciation;

(2) In order to introduce or comment on a certain work or explain a certain issue, appropriately cite the published works of others in the work;

(3) In order to report current news, it is inevitable to reproduce or quote published works in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media;

(4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations and other media publish or broadcast current articles on political, economic and religious issues that have been published by other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations and other media, but the author declares that they are not allowed to be published , except those broadcast;

(5) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast speeches delivered at public gatherings, but the author declares that this is not allowed Except for publishing and broadcasting;

(6) Translating or copying a small amount of published works for school classroom teaching or scientific research for use by teaching or scientific researchers, However, it is not allowed to be published or distributed;

(7) State agencies use published works within a reasonable scope for the purpose of performing official duties;

(8) Libraries and archives For the needs of exhibition halls, memorial halls, museums, art galleries, etc., to reproduce works collected by the museum for display or preservation purposes;

(9) Free performances of published works , the performance did not charge fees to the public, nor paid remuneration to the performers;

(10) Copying of artistic works installed or displayed in outdoor public places , painting, photography, video;

(11) Translating works created in Chinese language and written by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations into ethnic minorities Language and writing works are published and distributed domestically;

(12) Convert already published works into Braille for publication.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on the rights of publishers, performers, audio and video producers, radio stations, and television stations.

Art. Article 23 When textbooks are compiled and published for the purpose of implementing the nine-year compulsory education and the national education plan, unless the author declares in advance that no use is allowed, fragments of published works or short written works may be compiled in the textbook without the permission of the copyright owner. , musical works or single-frame art works or photographic works, but the remuneration must be paid in accordance with regulations, the name of the author and the title of the work must be specified, and other rights enjoyed by the copyright holder in accordance with this law shall not be infringed.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on the rights of publishers, performers, audio and video producers, radio stations, and television stations.

Just playing music in public places is not actually infringement. If you use this music to obtain a certain commercial value, it may violate relevant legal regulations. In the face of the situation of downloading music online and playing it in public places, I don’t know whether If it is an infringement and you cannot solve it yourself, you can consult a lawyer on the Legal Savior Network.