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Microsoft Workplace Point Of Sale: Is it illegal to make more than a single? Not for sale, just so I can have a backup in situation windows vista goes all crazy and i dunno, “restores to a secure point” all my files away.

Can I make a backup copy? Or is there some activation crucial thingy that will cease me from undertaking it?

Answer by srand
Depends where you live.

In Canada, you are legally allowed to make Back up’s of digital media for your own use.

I guess it is also legal in the states.

Distribution is what is the illegal part of copyright.

Answer by Matt Flaschen
You can legally make a backup copy (http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-digital.html ), even in the U.S.

Answer by Naveen
The expression to use right here ‘archival copy’ as an alternative to ‘backup copy’. Although they imply the exact same, the copyright office tend to use ‘archival copy’ as the term to backup software package. You are legally entitled to make ‘archival copy’ for your very own use in US. But when you promote your original copy you will need to destroy or promote the ‘archival copy’.

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