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Is it legal to copy tapes if no more copies are available for purchase?
Asked on Oct 02nd, 2013 on Entertainment Law - Nebraska
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Is it legal to make a copy of copyrighted VHS tapes if no more copies are available for purchase (couldn’t find any online or on the company’s web site)? I plan on occasionally watching them for years and don’t want one of them to break so I wanted to copy the videos to my computer to view. I read the DMCA says it’s illegal to copy copyrighted videos, but there aren’t any more copies available in case these break. I won’t be showing or sharing the videos to anyone, this is just for my private use. The tapes are lectures from a management consultant and my purpose in watching them is learning rather than entertainment (not sure if that makes a difference). Thanks.
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You can not make copies for commercial use.
Answered on Oct 08th, 2013 at 2:57 AM
Technically, any copying without permission is illegal, even when it's for the purpose of transferring a personally-owned work from an obsolete medium to a newer one.
Answered on Oct 03rd, 2013 at 11:41 AM