Is it illegal to copy & backup Wii games? - Computers - Computer Games

It is a popular misconception that copying Wii games is illegal. This is both correct and incorrect in certain situations. You must be aware of what you can and can't do. Breaking copyright laws is a serious offence, and I do not advise it at all.

Firstly I just want to say that copyright law is a very confusing subject. It can change without warning and can be different from state to state, country to country. So its always a good idea to have a look at your local copyright laws, in your local area. Therefore you reduce the risk of getting yourself in trouble and possibly doing something illegal. Which is what we don't want!

Okay so lets say you have just seen that a brand new game has been released. You don't have the cash for it yet until you get your next pay check. But you do have enough to rent a copy of the disc from your local video game store for a few days. Your friends have said before that they frequently rent games, burn them and then return the disc. You think, great this is a good way to get that new game without paying full price off the shelf. Stop! This is illegal. Renting a game, that is not your own personal copy and then proceeding to duplicate it is illegal. It must be your own personal game, before you can do this.

So the next question I frequently get asked is this: I have my own copy of a game, therefore its my own personal disc, can in therefore make backup copies for my friends/family? Again you cannot, this is illegal and can also land you in deep water with the law. Creating copies of Wii games, and then distributing them, even for free is not allowed.

Right, so can I charge people for these discs? This is the next stupid question I get asked a lot. No you can not! Marketing or distributing copied Wii games is illegal. This is possibly the worst thing you can do out of the lot.

What can I do? You can make backups & copies for your own personal use. Therefore protecting your investment, and the original game disc.

Since learning how to backup & copy my Wii game collection. I have proceeded write a review on the top software applications to copy Wii games Once you have this, it really is very simple to be able to copy Wii games. I hope you take my advice and backup your entire game collection and protect your investment.