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Is It Legal To Copy Wii Games?
Make sure you have the answer to this question before attempting to backup or copy your game.
Make sure you have the answer to this question before attempting to backup or copy your game.
Common sense would tell you, yes, it is perfectly fine as long as you own the game and are just making a backup in case something goes wrong.
However, making it legal to copy or backup games also poses the problem of abuse by pirating games.
You don’t need to look anywhere but the Internet to see abuse of this privilege.
For the honest gamers who simply want a backup in case of accidental damage, this is very unfortunate. You shouldn’t have to pay for the same game more than once.
With games getting more and more expensive everyday, it is not cheap to buy a game more than once.
This question can be answered by looking at the Fair Use Act and the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992.
The act basically describes that it is perfectly legal to copy or backup a game if you own it.
It is made clear though that you must be the current owner of the game and will not distribute it for profit or otherwise.
Although it is called the Audio Home Recording Act, it is applicable to a wide variety of scenarios including copying video/movies, music, software, and games.
However, the same Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 states that the companies making these products do not have to simplify the backup process.
So basically, it can be near impossible to create the backup because of strong copy-protection.
But you will not be charged with anything illegal if you can somehow figure out how to break this copy protection.