# Online Music Swap Website? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932 "2014-02-10T00:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/1 "2014-02-10T00:17:16Z")
Is there an online website where you can list your music CDs that you want to unload, and exchange with others who have music CDs that you want to obtain? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/2 "2014-02-10T00:28:03Z")
[Swapacd.com](http://Swapacd.com). ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/3 "2014-02-10T00:29:34Z")
thanks ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/4 "2014-02-10T16:14:07Z")
What about music I have on my computer? Can anyone recommend a sight to share that music? ---
**Author:** ![Melchior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/5 "2014-02-10T16:18:55Z")
The artist receives no compensation if you do that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/6 "2014-02-10T17:02:50Z")
The artist also receives no compensation if I sell my used CDs, DVDs or books. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/7 "2014-02-10T20:07:56Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The artist also receives no compensation if I sell my used CDs, DVDs or books. Please not this nonsense argument again. The copy of the CD, DVD or book IS YOUR COPYRIGHT. It’s the copy you bought and you are allowed to make copies of it as long as you physically own it. Sell the CD, DVD or book and you lose your right to own a copy. How difficult is this for people to understand that we have to keep doing this thread over and over? The artist receives compensation when your CD wears out (or you lose it) and you go out and buy a new one (or digital copy) to replace it; like you are supposed to do. This thread is pushing into illegal activity discussion. Just like other threads that were shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/8 "2014-02-10T21:49:21Z")
(sorry, posted too soon) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-music-swap-website/680932/9 "2014-02-10T23:38:30Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > [Swapacd.com](http://Swapacd.com). Yes, [SwapaCD](http://www.swapacd.com/home.php) does what the OP is asking for (but of course you’re only allowed to swap original CDs, not burned copies). They have sister sites for swapping books and DVDs. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > What about music I have on my computer? Can anyone recommend a sight to share that music? If you originally bought music in digital form (e.g. from iTunes or Amazon), I don’t know what if any legal recourse you have to sell, trade, or give away the music you bought, but from the “[fine print](http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200154280)” on Amazon’s web site, I don’t think you’re allowed to redistribute any music you bought from them. > [@](#): > > 2.1 Rights Granted. Upon payment for Music Content, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Music Content only for your personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to the Agreement. > > 2.2 Restrictions. You must comply with all applicable copyright and other laws in your use of the Music Content. Except as set forth in Section 2.1 above, you may not redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt, edit, license or otherwise transfer or use the Music Content. We do not grant you any synchronization, public performance, promotional use, commercial sale, resale, reproduction or distribution rights for the Music Content. I suspect other sources have similar policies.