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Re:“The books will stop working.” by tim333 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @06:06PM (#20299326)
Legal grey area.

> But if you are making a copy so that you may use a copyrighted product in case the original is stolen, damaged or destroyed, your conduct may fall within the doctrine of fair use. https://info.legalzoom.com/copyright-law-making-personal-cop...

Re:“The books will stop working.” by saagarjha on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:00AM (#20301360)
I think the important bit is that you are making the copy.