Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is regarding taking screen pictures on a computer, whether it be to remember text written or an image. For example, if… Read more »
Category: Copyright and infringement
E-Mail Subscription and Copyright
Question: We are subscribed to a weekly local Jewish news publication. We are paying a yearly fee for a printed version received by regular mail/post – plus an additional fee… Read more »
Gezel
Question: My name is Jeff and I’m not a jew but my G-d is Elokei Israel, and I have a halacic question concerning gnavah(theft). I have listened to music video’s… Read more »
Hasagas Gevul and Chevra Kadisha
Question: A for-profit “chevra kadisha” operates and charges $170 per 8 hours of shmira. The business owner collects $50 per shift for himself. (The “going rate” in our market is… Read more »
using a copy righted cd
Question: hi my friend managed to break the encryption on the bar-ilan program that he brought, would it be permissible for me to get it from him and does it… Read more »
Sharing Login Data for bought Seminar with person living in the same household.
Question: I bought an online class that helps people grow emotionally. I would like to give my sister access to this class because she really needs to hear this as… Read more »
Downloading music
Question: Shalom aleichem. There are many old music tapes that I still have, but unfortunately cannot use because my car does not have a tape player. If I have the… Read more »
Is it a copyright or geneiva
Question: I want to make a diary to sell in my shop ! I want to take the times of shabbos for the next year from a other diary that… Read more »
copying for non-commercial use
Question: I was on a photo-sharing website called smugmug and saw a nice picture and i wanted to save it for personal use. (the photographer was a yid) and the… Read more »
Copyright
Question: Am I allowed to copy music from a friends CD’s/mp3 if these songs are already available on YouTube or Spotify ? Answer: It is controversial if it is permitted… Read more »
Downloaded Game from the Library
Question: My family frequents the library and I occasionally take out old CD-Rom games for the computer. We have found a wonderful (and kosher) children’s game that asked us to… Read more »
copying music to usb drive
Question: Can my brother in law add music to my flash drive from his own or my in-laws collection? What about cds that I own already? Would it change anything… Read more »
Recording another individual
Question: If I meet with a rabbi or therapist and want to record the sessions for my own personal use instead of note taking because I can’t focus well, is… Read more »
Using Product photos from the internet
Question: I sell tools on my website which I purchase from an authorized distributor. Manufacturers create high-quality photographs of their tools and make them available to distributors. My distributor passes… Read more »
Copying CDs
Question: If I bought children CDs and they either got lost or ruined am I allowed to make new copies of them Answer: You are allowed to make copies of… Read more »
Listening to a recording
Question: I asked someone who was going to a conference (that costed money) to record the speeches on her mp3 for me. After the conference the organizer sold recordings of… Read more »
copying cards from the Hebrew version of a game I own in English
Question: We own the game Code Names in English. I’d like to have the word cards of the Hebrew game, to combine the two, but the Hebrew game is quite… Read more »
Upgraded using a free offer which I don’t qualify for
Question: I recently upgraded my computer to Windows 10 using the “Windows 10 free upgrade for customers who use assistive technologies.” I don’t use assistive technologies, but there’s no point… Read more »
Making an audio from a recently published book to send out
Question: I have a group of friends and we want to learn through a page or 2 of the same sefer every day. I want to know if I can… Read more »
copying a cd on to mp3
Question: Can I copy a CD that I bought onto my mp3 or would this be an issur of hasagas gevul? Would it make a difference if I threw the… Read more »
Can I make a copy of a CD belonging to someone else?
Question: If my friend has a CD can I make a copy of it on my device? Answer: It is controversial. Some poskim say that for private use it is… Read more »
Video rentals- is it “mine” to share?
Question: I rented an on-line video ( duration of rental 48 hours) . I invited my friend to watch together with me, but she was unable to come to my… Read more »
copying Audio to USB
Question: Is it permissible to copy music from CDs that one purchased to a USB in order to be able to listen to music in the car for the purchasers… Read more »
Copyright MS Office issue
Question: I had MS Office installed on my old PC. I bought a new PC but I lost the license # for the MS office CD so I cant install… Read more »
Pricing Merchandise
Our Company manufactures window furnishings. We sell to the domestic and commercial sectors whereby we manufacture, supply & install the furnishings as well. We also sell to other companies who… Read more »
Copying onto Ipod
I got an Ipod as a gift a short while ago and one of my friends offered to fill it up with the hundreds of music albums she has on… Read more »
Reproducing Painting
Hello, I would like to know if I would be allowed to reproduce (print an original painting or design of a Jewish or a non-Jewish artist onto a canvas) and… Read more »
Workers Losing their Income due to Competition
Somebody wants to open a shop near another equivalent one. He estimates that the other shop will still stay in business just fine but may have to fire a few… Read more »
Reading Books Online
Is it legal / mutar to use a free PDF version of a book, instead of buying a hard copy? This is required reading for work, which the company will… Read more »
Changing Bought Algorithm
Shalom rabbi I bought an expensive algorithm that automatically buys and stocks for 10,000. It runs on my PC. The seller is a goy. The files are encrypted. What I… Read more »
Loading CD onto iPod
Good Morning, I was wondering whether you can help me. I recently became aware that there might be an issue with me loading my iPod with cd’s that my mother… Read more »
Copyright for Zemirot
There is a well known siddur which is going through a second edition, which I and others are editing. In the new edition he is planning to expand the collection… Read more »
Copying Some Pages from Siddur
Can you please tell me if I’m allowed to photo copy a few pages of my artscroll siddur for personal use? Thank you! Answer: Yes, for personal use this is… Read more »
Copying Found Notes
A student found some well written revision notes that looked very useful to the subject he is studying. Is he allowed to photocopy the notes before attempting to find the… Read more »
Copying Pictures
We had a photo shoot but they don’t give us proofs, only pictures. Is there a Halachic problem with photocopying the pictures that they give us? Thanks. Answer: No, there… Read more »
Copying Computer Programs
Is it a problem to copy computer programs? I’m referring to computer graphics programs, Windows and Microsoft Office. (The graphics ones are very costly) Thank you. Answer: Many authorities maintain… Read more »
Downloading Movie
Is downloading movies online or watching them online counted as stealing? Answer: Many authorities maintain that movies or music that are copyrighted, and which are protected under the law, may… Read more »
Importing CDs onto MP3 Player
May I import CDs to my mp3 player? Answer: If the CDs are yours, there’s no problem in doing so. If the CDs are not yours, this relates to the… Read more »
All Rights Reserved
My daughter found a paper cut (picture cut out of paper) on a site. It says on it – all rights reserved. Am I allowed to copy it for my… Read more »
Printing from Website
An online training course, being purchased by my employer, is a 40 hour course and the online accessibility for the purchased training lasts only 6 months. The website does sell… Read more »
Taking a Client after Leaving Company
If I worked for someone 16 years selling a product for a company that “I” built the relationship with them, so far that they made us exclusive dealers, but for… Read more »
Offering Cleaning Services to Specific Client
Question: Last Pesach I was employed by a chametz cleaning company. They sent me to clean a woman’s house. The woman was satisfied with my work. This year I want… Read more »
Copying Copyrighted Pictures
Pictures that were taken professionally in a Sears Studio that say copyright on the back-can they be copied? Is that OK? Answer: Although the matter involves a dispute among halachic… Read more »
Using Article from Site
In my work, we asked a writer for permission to reprint an article that he published on another site, telling him we would give him credit as well as link… Read more »
Opening Rival Agency
If I work as a private contractor providing service for various agencies who service the market that I live near. Can I open up my own agency in the area?… Read more »
Capturing Streaming from the Web
Is it genevah to capture streaming audio or video? For example, a website allows you to listen to various soundtracks in a streaming format. That means so long as you… Read more »
Opening New Kaparos Business
There is one person that has a business of kaporos in a town by these kaporos customers don’t see the shechita by the place that they make kaporos (the chickens… Read more »
Downloading Hebrew Books to Ipod
Are we allowed to download Hebrew books to the ipod without paying for them, and is there a difference between sepharadic or ashkenaz customs in this case? Answer: If the… Read more »
Altering a Song for Production
I am looking to develop and market a product using Jewsih music and am wandering how this works as far as using other peoples music trademarks, copyright, and so on…. Read more »
Facebook Advertising
I recently started a website marketing a certain product. Technically, Facebook advertising allows for me to target my competitor(s) “fans” on facebook (fans = those who in the past clicked that… Read more »