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Can I buy or sell backup copies of computer software (on an online auction or from a website)? Can I buy a backup copy of software I already own?

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Can I buy or sell backup copies of computer software (on an online auction or from a website)? Can I buy a backup copy of software I already own?

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No. You may transfer a backup copy only with the sale of the original copy of the software, as noted above (or have a backup copy transferred to him, if the consumer is the purchaser). But the Copyright Act does not permit you to simply “buy” or “sell” backup copies from or to a third party.