In a message dated 95-10-01 00:16:59 EDT, you write:

>	Actually, it is illegal.  And it depends on what sort of license 
>you get when you purchase the tape.  You are _not_ in any way or means 
>purchasing a part share of a film (like 1 millionth undivided equal share 
>if 1 million tapes are sold) when you buy a videotape film.  You are in 
>fact buying a tape (as opposed to a movie) and a limited license to enjoy 
>its content.  So depending on how the license is worded, you may not have 
>to right to make a backup copy just in case your VCR eats your original.
>The original copyright holder reserves _all_ rights.
>
>

Again, I disagree.  There have been several court cases that have come about
because people rent prerecorded tapes and re-record for their own viewing.
 Federal courts have deemed this is NOT illegal since the re-recorder has no
intention of making money off of the duped copies.  Some of the FBI warnings
have been updated to include the phrase "any re-recorder beyond personal,
non-profit use..."

Xur