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desiv · 11-15-03, 02:06 PM

What it means is that you can legally do whatever you need to do to make a BACK-UP copy of a game you already own. You won't be violating the DMCA if you make a backup copy of a game you already own if it mathces these parameters.

But it doesn't say you can then share it with everyone.

Of course, this is just 1 document. There are LOTS that pertain to this, and the DMCA hasn't really been tested too well in court yet.

desiv

I suppose the Quartex guys from the C64 era or Bamiga Sector One from the Amiga days can breathe a sigh of relief now. :-)
(Now that I think about it, I think Quartex might have been an Amiga group too? Been too long.. :-) )

11-15-03, 02:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
desiv Aximsite Minor League Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Internet Posts: 123 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What it means is that you can legally do whatever you need to do to make a BACK-UP copy of a game you already own. You won't be violating the DMCA if you make a backup copy of a game you already own if it mathces these parameters. But it doesn't say you can then share it with everyone. Of course, this is just 1 document. There are LOTS that pertain to this, and the DMCA hasn't really been tested too well in court yet. desiv I suppose the Quartex guys from the C64 era or Bamiga Sector One from the Amiga days can breathe a sigh of relief now. :-) (Now that I think about it, I think Quartex might have been an Amiga group too? Been too long.. :-) ) Last edited by desiv; 11-15-03 at 02:19 PM.