Cassette tapes!
This is an S&B question, but I figure you guys will know :B I hooked up my S&B stereo for the first time in several years. Put in a cassette tape and it was promptly eaten. Put in another (foolis...
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delwhjr wrote:
As it says they will likely not come after you and realistically they would never know you did it unless you were to brag or distribute.
But the law does not allow for an individual to make copies unless you can prove it is covered by the Fair Use provision.
Excerpt from a legal opinion:
"Copyright law does not contain any caveat that allows unauthorized parties to make personal copies of copyrighted products. However, under the doctrine of "fair use," individuals may be permitted to make backup copies or archival copies of some materials as long as certain conditions are met. Creating a copy of a copyrighted work for your own ease of use is likely to be considered copyright infringement. But if you are making a copy so that you may use a copyrighted product in case the original is stolen, damaged or destroyed, your conduct may fall within the doctrine of fair use.
Copyright Infringement
Generally, copyright infringement occurs when an unauthorized party reproduces, distributes, performs, publicly displays, or makes a derivative work from a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright owner. Although the practice commonly occurs, making a copy of a protected work for a friend or for personal ease of access is prohibited and may subject the person making copies to personal liability. Additionally, making a personal copy of copyrighted material so that you can use it in a different manner may be prohibited under copyright law.
Fair Use
Within copyright law there is a doctrine of law known as fair use. Although fair use does not actually give permission to make copies of a work or otherwise use a work without consent, the doctrine provides a defense to copyright infringement. The factors considered when applying the doctrine of fair use include: the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount of the work used, and the effect the use has upon the market for the copyrighted work."
Your own quote covers it. "Fair Use" allows you to make a backup. It's not a question of "IF" they will pursue you, as they will lose. Fair use is a judicial clarification of copyright law that is well established. It's an area where the "law" doesn't clearly cover the issue so unless they want to re-write the underlying law, the judicial rulings are effectively law.
Again this assumes, it is just a backup and you are not distributing or otherwise profiting from the copies, which the OP isn't doing.
