mp3 noob question

renohol · 12 Mar 2010

Hi, I legally downloaded a Metallica song from Napster and burned it onto a 8 year old Cd-Rw i had laying around but when I tried to to burn another song onto it Windows7 media player wanted an "empty disc". What kind of disc should I use to burn my songs on so i can listen to them on my new car stereo or is what i am doing illegal and is Metallica gonna sue me for wanting to listen to the Eye of the Beholder in my car?

whs · 12 Mar 2010

1. Once you burnt a song or several to a CD, that's it. Normally you cannot add to it. That's why it asks for a blank disk.
2. Nothing illegal to listen to music that you legally aquired. You just cannot use it commercially without paying royalties.

FZ21Z · 12 Mar 2010

With the RW you will have to erase and rewrite the CD, along with any additional files you wish to add.

FZ21Z · 12 Mar 2010

renohol said:

What kind of disc should I use to burn my songs on so i can listen to them on my new car stereo or is what i am doing illegal

I would just use CD-R's rather than CD-RW's, and as for any legal issues, it's all a bit of a grey area imo.

renohol · 13 Mar 2010

ty!