Final Thought On Copying Music

BlogInDM has a rambling post today, mostly decrying the lack of halachik sources in my posts.

As I noted in the first post, to quote myself...

I'm not going to turn this into a halachic argument.

It was not my intention to do so at all. I don't pretend to know all relevant halachos. All I did was note that many rabbonim permit copying and they are never being mentioned. So I stood up and did so.

As I noted before, there are these who indeed don't allow copying. One instance is R' Moshe, (here, although he doesn't give a rationale).

So, to clear things up. I posted that there are many differing opinion, while clearly stating that its not in my interest to discuss them. BlogInDM attacked that and tried to turn it into an halachik argument. I'm simply not interested in doing that.

To summarize. When someone tells you that copying is absolutely assur, just tell them its not so simple. And ask your posek for his decision. Just because another blogger, that works for the music industry, doesn't want you to do so doesn't mean you're not allowed.

A freilichen Purim