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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