On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 08:39:25AM -0800, Nytemuse <nytemuse at auros.org> wrote: > On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Gametech wrote: > > way. I won't hesitate to create backup copies, and I won't hesitate to loan > > my dvd's out knowing I've got a back up if it gets detroyed lost or stolen, > > I don't care it it's legal because if I have a disk get destroyed you think > > I'm gonna get a replacement for it for free? (or even cost of manufacture) > Actually, I think it might be legal...I'm not 100% sure this extends to > DVDs, but I do recall hearing somewhere that it was legal to make a > back-up copy of tapes and CDs *for personal use*. What's not legal is > distributing those copies to ppl who haven't bought the merchandise > through the industry. Copyright law (ASUI, IANAL) has provisions for personal use, including time-shifting (SC case law), backup copies, educational use, and so on. I have always heard it expressed that backup copies are legal. HOWEVER. If you loan that DVD to a friend you have to loan or destroy your backups, too. -- Matthew Hunter (matthew at infodancer.org) Public Key: http://matthew.infodancer.org/public_key.txt Homepage: http://matthew.infodancer.org/index.jsp Politics: http://www.triggerfinger.org/index.jsp