"The very limited archival copy exception to copyright laws is set forth in 17 U.S.C. 117(a)(2), which specifies that the owner of a computer program can make a copy "for archival purposes only." Even if it were otherwise permitted, which it is not, playing a copy of a Nintendo game on the Zodiac system is not "archiving". Moreover, 117(a)(2) does not allow the owner of a game to make a copy of a game ROM that someone else possesses, or to post a copy on the Internet for distribution."
So yes, you can make a copy of your *own* copy for archiving. You cannot copy someone else's file for your archiving. And the copy you make for archiving can't be used in another device than the one used to make the copy
You mean there really is a difference between Linux and Windows??? God, I never realized that... it's a good thing someone took the time to make an article to say so;-)
I actually prefer something that has had only 2 major versions in 10 years (showing that most things were good from the start) than another software that needs to be redone every 2 years or so because each version is as crappy as the previous one...
In Canada (or at least in Quebec, I don't know if it's available to all of Canada), there's the Archambaultzik service selling legal mp3's one song at a time. I never really checked if it had a wide selection (I tend to buy whole CD's), but if it's anything like the selection in the store, it's gotta be huge.
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From Nintendo's legal letter:
"The very limited archival copy exception to copyright laws is set forth in 17 U.S.C. 117(a)(2), which specifies that the owner of a computer program can make a copy "for archival purposes only." Even if it were otherwise permitted, which it is not, playing a copy of a Nintendo game on the Zodiac system is not "archiving". Moreover, 117(a)(2) does not allow the owner of a game to make a copy of a game ROM that someone else possesses, or to post a copy on the Internet for distribution."
So yes, you can make a copy of your *own* copy for archiving. You cannot copy someone else's file for your archiving. And the copy you make for archiving can't be used in another device than the one used to make the copy
Si ton francais est terrible... then click on the "English" link top right corner of the page...
You mean there really is a difference between Linux and Windows??? God, I never realized that... it's a good thing someone took the time to make an article to say so ;-)
I actually prefer something that has had only 2 major versions in 10 years (showing that most things were good from the start) than another software that needs to be redone every 2 years or so because each version is as crappy as the previous one...
In Canada (or at least in Quebec, I don't know if it's available to all of Canada), there's the Archambaultzik service selling legal mp3's one song at a time. I never really checked if it had a wide selection (I tend to buy whole CD's), but if it's anything like the selection in the store, it's gotta be huge.