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(noun) A download is

a transmission of an electronic file containing a digital copy of a musical work that is sent from an on-line server to a local hard drive.[1]

(verb) To download is

[t]o transfer a copy of a file from a remote computer to a requesting computer by means of a modem or network.[2]

Overview Edit

To begin the downloading process, the client establishes a connection to the server, which transmits the file over the Internet to the client, where the file is saved — generally stored on the client’s hard drive — for future use. Once saved, the file can be audibly played by the client and copied to various portable devices.

Providers sometimes attach conditions to the download and playback of a sound recording, such as the maintenance of a current subscription to the provider or a limitation of the number of times the audio file may be reproduced.

ReferencesEdit

  1. United States v. American Soc'y of Composers, Authors, Publishers, 627 F.3d 64 (2d Cir. 2010).
  2. Privacy Technology Focus Group Final Report, App. B, at 53.
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