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Section 117 of the US Copyright Laws § 117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs 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 adaptations 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.
Laymen's Terms: You are required to own an original copy of the title you intend to backup, if you sell or give away the original copy, you will either, (A) Destroy that backup or (B) Give the backup to the person receiving the original. This law extends to PC, PSX, Saturn, TurboCD, VCD, DVD, VHS, and basically anything that consists of copyrighted data for backup purposes.
Do not inform Online DC
if you plan to use these backups illegally. By complying with these regulations,
it allows Online DC as a service provider to duplicate and you as a consumer
to receive the right to use backups to protect your original software.