I think it might be infringing copyright acts or something? Are there any exceptions like for personal use, not pirating?
2007-11-11 01:35:38 · 5 answers · asked by finblaaazed 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No it isnt illegal. Your allowed to make a single backup copy of your legit DVDs providing its for your use only.
2007-11-11 01:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dogmatic86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you do in your own home is pretty much not illegal, unless you are running a Meth lab. However i have a question, if this "hard drive" is in your computer, and your computer is hooked up to the internet. And you participate in a file sharing scheme, then that is "distribution of copywrited material". So, making a back up file is no problem as long as your files are not network accessible to other computers, either at a business or by internet. So there is no loophole here for you to participate in file sharing by claiming to just having a "back up" file for personal needs when in fact it is being shared and distributed to other people. Be careful what you put on your computer drives!!!
2007-11-14 10:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't illegal to put them on your pc or make a back up disc provided that 1) you own a copy of the dvd...an official copy that is. 2) you don't publish the copy in anyway...don't give bootlegs to friends, don't fileshare them on the internet, etc.
2007-11-11 15:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by missbeans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not illegal as long as that is the specific reason you have made a copy
2007-11-11 01:56:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let me understand, you want to back up a robust physical media to something with 1,000,000 times the failure rate?
2007-11-11 01:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋