The Folketing has adopted amendments to the Copyright Act on digital copying for private use. The Ministry of Culture and the Consumer Council have prepared this brief information about the rules. General According to the Copyright Act, you must only take digital copies of eg CDs and DVDs, if it is for "personal use of the manufacturer or his household". Digital copying, for example, means copying using CD and DVD burners as well as downloading from the Internet. Copying borrowed and rented copies, and bypassing copy barriers, is prohibited to produce copies. In any event, you may not make a copy on the basis of an illegal reprint, such as an illegal copy of a CD. For example, it is illegal to exchange and download music and movies through unauthorized file sharing services (peer-to-peer services). It is up to the rightholders themselves to enforce their rights and to prove that copying is illegal. Legally You may: • Copy a work that the author himself has authorized to copy • Copy a CD and play it for a private party (also with others) • Copy a CD and listen to it in the office of your workplace • Copy a CD / DVD for the car, the cottage, the boat, and your discman or mp3 player. • Copy a borrowed CD / DVD if copying is done on an analogue medium (eg cassette tape). • Copy works for personal use downloaded online when the work is put out with the author's consent • Bypass or break a code or encryption on, for example, a DVD movie, a music CD or network radio to the extent necessary to watch the movie or listen to the music privately. For example, it's not illegal that you break the encryption on a DVD if necessary to play the DVD on your private PC using, for example, a Linux operating system. • Break a DVD Region Code Illegal You must not: • Copy a copy of a CD / DVD after you have received the copy from others • Copy an original CD / DVD borrowed by a friend • Copy an original CD / DVD borrowed in the library • Copy an original DVD rental in a video store • Copy works downloaded online when the work has been posted without the consent of the author • Transfer the copy of a CD / DVD • Loan, exchange or sell a copied CD / DVD • Send a digital copy via your e-mail • Break a copy bar for manufacturing of a copy of the music CD or DVD movie. Foreign Aid According to a change in the Copyright Act in December 2003, it is no longer permitted to use so-called foreign aid that is for commercial purposes. This means that you may not use copy stores to produce photocopies of textbooks and other literature. Copying on libraries is still allowed, as you can still photocopy yourself using copiers set up at educational institutions and libraries. Computer programs The above rules do not apply to computer programs, including computer games. Here you can not make copying for personal use, but only necessary use and backup. It is not forbidden to bypass copy protections that protect computer programs. Source: Ministry of Culture