On 27/02/2006, at 6:37 AM, Len Gerstel wrote:
On Monday, February 27, 2006, at 09:19 AM, Amanda Ward wrote:
opies both ways to learn just how things work.
On 27/02/2006, at 12:16 AM, Matthew Keathley wrote:
If I image a Mac OS X tiger DVD and burn it to a DVD will that
work as
a backup in case my origanal is messed up?
Is that legal?
Matt
Hi Matt,
I think the legality of making copies has been discussed in
=depth= around here.
By the implication of your answer, you seem to imply that it is not
legal to make backup copies.
Nope... not at all, just didn't want to revisit the multitudes of
posts on the issue.
I am not a lawyer, but I did play one in a high school play and the
following is only applicable in the US.
It is perfectly legal to make a backup copy of something you own
for your own use as long as you do not circumvent any electronic
copy protection that the seller has placed on the CD or DVD
according according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
It is COMPLETELY legal to make a backup copy for your own use of
your Tiger DVD. It is also acceptable to make a backup copy FOR
YOUR OWN USE of any applications that you own that need a serial
number, usb dongle or any other after install copy protection scheme.
It is NOT legal, at this time, to make a backup of anything that
has a copy protection scheme encoded onto the disk itself. Almost
all commercial DVDs use the CSS (Content Scrambling System, iirc)
to prevent copies. Therefore, it is illegal to use a tool like
DeCSS to make a backup copy of the Barbie Princess and the Pauper
DVD that I have played over 100 times incase it gets scratched and
unplayable. In addition, most manufactures will not replace a
scratched DVD, even though I am the original purchaser who paid
full retail for it. If it gets scratched, tough luck, buy a new copy.
No disagreement Len... 'cept for a couple of bits near the end. ;) I
make copies of selected items as I see fit... if it gets a lot of
use, it is going to be backed-up if I can do it. Don't make copies to
sell or share with friends... just protecting my investment!
Amanda
Just my morning rant.
Heh... it's Monday, it's cold, it's raining and my coffee hasn't
kicked in yet. Rant away friend!
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