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Copyright Act 2021 s 237

Copyright Act 2021 s 237

s 237 Making back‑up copy of computer program

237.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of a computer program. (2) The conditions are —(a) the copy is not made from an infringing copy of the program; and (b) the copy is made —(i) by or on behalf of the owner of the copy of the program from which the copy is made; and (ii) only for the purpose of being used by or on behalf of the owner if that copy is lost, destroyed or cannot be used. (3) In this section, a reference to a copy of a computer program is a reference to any article in which the computer program is reproduced in a material form.

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