regulations on copying things

sniperwolf · Post by **sniperwolf** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:41 pm

does any1 know were i can find a real,legitimate,acurate and fully descriptive document on the laws and regulations of copying dvd's games and programs.plz note i am not asking HOW to do these things i am simply asking were i could find an acurate document that states the laws on this matter.i live in california.thx

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:51 pm

It's extremely shaky, you'll get people to argue both sides but I believe it leans more towards the "no you can't backup your own legally purchased materials" thing. US Copyright law is terrible, outdated, and heavily influenced by the heartless companies like the MPAA/RIAA.

Loonycgb · Post by **Loonycgb** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:56 pm

lol this the best i could find

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Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material protected by intellectual property rights law, specifically copyright law, in a manner that violates one of the original copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it. The slang term bootleg (derived from the use of the shank of a boot for the purposes of smuggling) is often used to describe illicitly copied material.

In many jurisdictions, such as the United States, copyright infringement is a strict liability tort or crime. This means that the plaintiff or prosecutor must only prove that the act of copying or actus reus was committed by the defendant, and need not prove guilty intent or mens rea. Good faith, standing alone, is no defense.

For electronic and audio-visual media, unauthorized reproduction and distribution is often referred to as piracy or theft (an early reference was made by Alfred Tennyson in the preface to his poem "The Lover's Tale" in 1879 where he mentions that sections of this work "have of late been mercilessly pirated".) The legal basis for this usage dates from the same era, and has been consistently applied until the present time.[1] Critics of the use of "software piracy" to describe such practices contend that it unfairly compares a crime that makes no victim - except for those that would have profited from hypothetically lost sales - to the violent actions of organized thieves and murderers; it also confuses mere illegal copying of material with the intentional and malicious penetration of computer systems to which one does not legally have access. As a consequence, "software piracy" is a somewhat loaded term. "Theft" or "stealing" are considered even more inflammatory, as well as legally misleading.[2]

sniperwolf · Post by **sniperwolf** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:22 pm

can i get a link of that regulation you found.is it up to date.btw i know i can coppy games as long as i only use one copy at a time,however,thats not what im trying to achieve in this topic.i merely want a site that states a up to date copy of the regulation in acordance with californias laws.

a_Mammoth · Post by **a_Mammoth** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:41 pm

As far as I know, You can make a backup for yourself, as long as its for you only, and you don't sell it or give it away.

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:44 pm

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Have fun.

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:55 pm

Check out the Digital Millenium Copyright Act as well.