Is it permissible to save information from the Internet on a device or print it for personal use, and is that considered a violation of copyright?
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If the software owner prohibits only public copying, then you are permitted to copy for personal, non-commercial use. However, if they prohibit both public and private copying, then you are not permitted to copy at all; for intellectual property rights are respected in Islam.
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