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A copy means an imitation or reproduction or duplicate of an original.�Some common usesof the term �copy� in a legal sense include:

• In the context of copyright law, cases such as this one from the Ninth Circuit, explain that �copy� for purposes of Copyright Act �must consist of some tangible material object on which the work is �fixed,� which requires that the material object must, in some manner, take on the physical aspects of the protected work such that the �copy� of the work may be perceived by an observer. However, the fact that infringing copy may be produced in a medium different from that of the protected work is not, in itself, a bar to recovery.�
• In the law of evidence, a copy is generally admissible to prove the contents in writing. Rule 1003 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, states that �a duplicate is admissible to the same extent as the original unless a genuine question is raised about the original�s authenticity or the circumstances make it unfair to admit the duplicate.�