Is it illegal to get sheet music online without pay if I am only going to use it for personal use?

Question by Jessee H: Is it illegal to get sheet music online without pay if I am only going to use it for personal use?
Also, I don’t sell it I just use it personally. I understand copyright laws but I know that some websites allow getting free sheet music and I don’t want to do it illegally but some sites allow the copying so easily and of course they let you but I only get the sheet music from places like pianonette or places like that and they allow free pdfs of new modern copyright protected music but if this were illegal then why hasn’t the government or somebody taken these sites down if they are indeed illegal? I know buying sheet music is legal and making your own tabs or sheet music is legal, my question is what I just asked thanks. God Bless.

Best answer:

Answer by byrde94
Free sheet downloads of copyright music are not legal 99% of the time, unless the artist allows it

that violates the copyright laws

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