Copying legally purchased audiofiles in MP3 format onto your computer is, arguably, an acceptable creation of an archival backup copy of those files under the statute. I've not checked the archival provisions of Title 17 recently, so I might be wrong on this, but I think you'll find that the provisions that permit the archival copy creation do not apply to written works. Written works are treated differently than music, software and visual works in many respects.
Justin Bacon wrote:
You can't copy a complete work. You can copy portions (how big is a
fuzzy area) but you can't share the copies with others except under certain conditions. But I think copying all of the spells from all of the books would be against the law even if you never intended to distribute them.
How would this differ from making an audio tape including songs from a variety of different sources? Or backing up my audio library by making an MP3 archive on my computer? Unless something has changed in the last six months, both of these are court-approved instances of fair use.
JB
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