Soundcloud download - is it legal?

You can find various songs and entire albums for free download on Soundcloud. We'll tell you if that's legal at all.

Soundcloud: downloading songs legally?

Artists upload their own music to Soundcloud. This is then freely accessible to everyone. Well-known artists like David Guetta as well as numerous unknown artists are represented on the platform.

• Many songs by fairly unknown artists run under the "Creative Commons License", short "CC". If a song is marked as such, a download is legally permitted (for private use). You can often find the songs for free download on the artists' website.
• But many well-known artists also upload their music to Soundcloud. You will usually see the "Download on iTunes" button below the player. However, the question arises why the free download should be legal if you can also buy the song.
• Therefore, you are operating in a legal gray area. A download is not offered directly, but you can listen to the title in full. A download then represents a private copy. This is completely legal, but must not be distributed.
• Note: For Android there is the loader for SoundCloud. The app loads the songs directly onto your smartphone.