[ILUG] IOL Broadband handing over information.

[Timothy Murphy]

On Fri 10 Jun 2005 12:37, Paul Jakma wrote:

> You didn't buy a licence, you bought a CD or DVD. You didn't get any
> 'licence' because you don't need one to 'make use of' a copyrighted
> work, the copyright act already grants you right to copy in so far as
> you must to make use of the work - if its needed at all 

Is that true?
I understand you are saying that one is entitled to make a copy of a CD/DVD
for one's own use.
If so, how does one do it?
I'm interested in making a copy of my grand-daughter's Sims-2 CD
(only the first of the 4 CDs)
as she frequently covers it with chocolate, toothpaste, etc.
I tried copying it with Nero, but this failed,
I assume due to some protective device.
Could I get round this if I were sufficiently clever?

I've also tried unsuccessfully to copy PlayStation CDs,
as these seem particularly susceptible to scratches.
[Crash-Bandicoot will not now get past Level 1.]


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