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Originally Posted by FF2
I am not sure what the background is but I borrowed a dvd from the library. When I attempted to play it I found it had a crack and was unplayable. I returned it and noted its condition. Two days later I was informed a working version was available - it was a COPIED dvd. They had somehow made a copied dvd. Now, I don't know what the Library of Congress has permitted - can public libraries replace damaged dvd's with their own copies? Or are they suppose to buy new ones like the rest of us?
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Libraries are
permitted to make a small number of copies (3? 1 in some circumstances; 3 in others?) for archive/preservation uses. They can keep a backup copy to replace a damaged one.