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//**Are copiying DVD legal?**//


 * Copying a DVD is in violation of the current intellectual property law. According to the fair-use doctrine in the U.S copyright law it used to be that a person has the ability to create copies of media you purchased but the DMCA (digital millennium copyright act) states that it is illegal to break the CSS copy-protection in most commercial DVD movies. Advocates of the fair-use policy say that the DMCA contradicts U.S. copyright law. DMCA implies that you can't make a personal copy or give it to someone . So the territory is still dangerous and a bit uncertain because people assume that the fair use policies will catch up to DMCA and establish safety for consumers. So keep in mind that if you copy a dvd and distribute it, it is in current violation of the intellectual property law but if you just store it as a back up and don't distribute the DVD or programs to copy or distribute DVDs then you are probably OK. **



Legality on Copying Video Games

It is legal to make a copy of a video game it you only make it as a back up. However it is illegal to distribute or post them on the internet for people to copy. Also it is illegal to sell backup copies and a person can only transfer to another person the game if the original copy is also transferred with the authorization of the copyright owner and if the transfer is part of the sale of all right in the program.

Illegally Downloading Videos Movie studios monitor internet activity and if they catch someone downloading or distributing DVD movies then they will sue you for infringement of copyright policies. For further understanding on copyright laws pertaining to DVD and video games go to [|click here]

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