3.1.2 Private Use

There are limited provisions in the Copyright Act for copying material that you own for personal use. These provisions include space shifting of recorded music, timeshifting television and radio programs and format shifting other types of material such as books, magazines or photographs.

  • in 2006, it became ok to record a broadcast to view at a later time for private use
  • it also became ok to copy a sound recording  for private use
  • it also became ok to copy a magazine or newspaper article for private use
  • (source: wikipedia)