Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances
237. Making back‑up copy of computer program
Feedback & supportIf the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of a computer program.
copy
“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;
The conditions are —
the copy is not made from an infringing copy of the program; and
the copy is made —
by or on behalf of the owner of the copy of the program from which the copy is made; and
only for the purpose of being used by or on behalf of the owner if that copy is lost, destroyed or cannot be used.
In this section, a reference to a copy of a computer program is a reference to any article in which the computer program is reproduced in a material form.