Copyright Infringement vs. Theft
Interesting article from wikipedia …
Your music … your dreams
Interesting article from wikipedia …
A nice article written by someone from the Harry Fox agency describing the basic concepts pretty well.
If you know the copyright owner personally (a friend of yours, for example), you can write up a basic mechanical license between you and sign.
DON’T USE ANYTHING YOU DON’T HAVE PERMISSION OR LICENSING FOR.