Re: Personal backup of copy-protected DVDs
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 03:08:02PM +0100, Kurt Petersen wrote:
> > My daughter want to make some backups of her games on copy-protected
> > DVDs.
> >
> > Anybody knows how to do that with Linux?
>
> Seeing as how its called copy-protection, is this something that you
> want to do? Even if it is possible, you must ask yourself if it is
> right. Check your license agreement. If it says that you only have the
> right to the one game on the one media, then it would be illegal for you
> to make a copy. Do you want to teach your daughter that it is OK to
> break the law? After all, she agreed to the license agreement the first
> time she played the game. If she didn't think the license was
> satisfactory, she should have not played it. If she is too young to
> understand this, then the burden falls to you.
I live in Denmark and I know for sure that it is perfectly legal to
make a personal backup of CDs and DVDs. No doubt.
Kurt
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