is it legal?

[konqueror7]

You've answered your own question.

yeah, it does seem..i just wanted to hear other inputs from others, their own views and opinions...

[gn2]

~ here in the UK, while its of course illegal to download copyrighted material over bittorrent or whatever ~

Are you sure?
AFAIK the offence is distributing copyrighted material, if you don't upload you're not distributing.

[NightwishFan]

I made a backup of game software when the media was damaged. It was private use only and I transferred it to my newly installed machine. My ISP warned me that I should cease, so I emailed them a copy of the game software end user agreement that enabled me to do the action. It shut them up pretty quick.

[gn2]

How did your ISP find out?

[ukripper]

I made a backup of game software when the media was damaged. It was private use only and I transferred it to my newly installed machine. My ISP warned me that I should cease, so I emailed them a copy of the game software end user agreement that enabled me to do the action. It shut them up pretty quick.

I wonder how your ISP would know if you copying locally unless they are spying on you?

[xpod]

I think they probably mean they downloaded said "backup", considering the original media was damaged, but i could be wrong.
Even then though....just the one "backup" but yet they were on to you?? That`s some on the ball ISP.

[Post Monkeh]

Are you sure?
AFAIK the offence is distributing copyrighted material, if you don't upload you're not distributing.

i think they're different offences. afaik, so far only people who have been sharing files have been charged, but technically by ripping a cd onto your mp3 player you're breaking copyright because you're changing it. at least that used to be the case, but in reality no one is ever going to get done for having a pc full of mp3s of songs that they have bought (either as an mp3 or as a cd) unless they're sharing them.