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Originally Posted by MSUeddie
You cannot make unauthorized copy of a copyrighted work unless it is fair use, period. A copyright gives the owner the sole right to authorize reproduction. see 17 USC 106.
People fee so strongly about this issue without knowing the law.  |
Uhm, making a backup copy of something you own is constituted as being "fair use"; the only problem is that the ridiculous DMCA creates a Catch-22 situation. While you certainly are well within your right to make a backup of a DVD, the DMCA makes it illegal (yes, ILLEGAL), to circumvent the technology used to restrict your use of the media.
But none the less, it is not copyright infringement to create a backup copy of something that you legally own. That's why you can backup a CD without any trouble (since it has no rights-restricting DRM scheme in place).