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The Law and Archival copy?

Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
So I recently won a GIT Corp Marvel Civil War DVD-ROM which contains 199 comics on it, and was discontinued by Marvel in 2008. So, it's rare, and I actually want to make an archival copy so my rare disc is out of harm's way. Do I still have that right? I know I used to, but I've been out of the loop on this stuff for a long time.
If so, does it matter if I do DVD+R or DVD-R?

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  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Do it anyway. As long as you're not making the copy to give to someone else or to sell, what's the big deal? It's not as though Marvel has people looking in your window to call the cops if you make a backup of your disc.

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  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    You may send a copy to me of that full DVD and I will keep it in safe place for you.

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Man, do it. I don't even know the law surrounding it, but should you ever be in a position where any legal authority is searching your house for archival copies of your DVDs, you've got bigger problems.

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  • stawkstawk Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Should be legal, no different then making a backup for a cd. Aslong as you dont give it away or sell it your pretty much in the clear.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    If there is copy protection you can't directly circumvent it per the DMCA. However, that clause is generally untested in court and seems to contradict jurisprudence regarding copyrights and fair use, so it may not hold up in court. It would not be legal at this very second in time, though.

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  • Sharp10rSharp10r Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Thanks for the counsel! I don't think there's copyright protection, just "print" protection if I print out the comic, it comes out with watermark. It's really just a DVD full of PDFs of the comics. I'll burn my archival copy today!

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    It always bothers me when these threads don't cite to an actual statute or case law.

    Copyright Act, § 117:
    http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#117
    (a) Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of Copy. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided:

    (1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or

    (2) that such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued possession of the computer program should cease to be rightful.

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