05-27-2012, 06:12 AM
(05-27-2012, 05:56 AM)Goemar Wrote: Making "back-up" copies as it were is pretty much illegal everywhere as far as I know. But as no-one will ever know, and it does zero harm to anyone - who cares?Let me tell you it is legal here in Germany B-)
It's like recording songs off the radio onto tape (Christ that's going back eh?) it's illegal but the swat team isn't going to be kicking your doors down for it.
(ยง53 UrhG (German Copyright act))
The individual person is allowed to make copies (only non-commercial, of course) but the source must be legally obtained (as in, must not be an illegal / prated copy).
That means we're allowed to burn music CDs, for example (we can even legally make copies for our friends (as long as it is free of charge!)).