Glenn Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm not sure about US law. AFAIK, US law generally allows private use/backup copies of legally purchased music and games/software but the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) states that it's illegal to break the CSS copy-protection mechanism employed by most commercial DVD movies and seems to indicate that you cannot make a copy of a commercial DVD even for personal use. I don't know if your courts have made a definitive ruling on the matter. You could ask a lawyer or your local librarian. I'm not kidding ... this is a major issue for libraries because they, like you, want to backup lending materials in case of damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokoike Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 You could ask a lawyer or your local librarian. I'm not kidding ... this is a major issue for libraries because they, like you, want to backup lending materials in case of damage. Thanks for the information! Our library has lots of DVDs and CDs that people can check out, so that might not be a bad idea. Save a tree, eat a beaver. Save a tree, wipe with an owl. Every time a bell rings, a thread gets hijacked! ding, ding! Give Andavari lots of money and maybe even consider getting K a DVD-RW drive. If it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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