About Copyright with extracts from the Australian Copyright Act 1968 and Terms & Conditions for transferring works at YesVideo Australia

Can I make a copy of commercial music CDs, audio cassettes or DVDs for my own use on a different media like USB?

The Australian Copyright Act 1968 allows the copying of non-infringing works, works that have been legitimately obtained.
Link to the Australian Copyright Act 1968.
Link to easy to read explanations on the Copyright Act 1968.
Acts that do not infringe copyright.

The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) contains many other specific exceptions: for instance, it is not an infringement if temporary reproductions are made as part of the technical process of making or receiving a non-infringing communication [s 43A and s 111A].

There are also defences concerning the making of back-up copies by the owners of non-infringing copies of computer programs and other uses of computer programs for the purposes of making of interoperable productions, error correction or security testing [s 47AB - s 47H].

109A Copying sound recordings for private and domestic use.

(1) This section applies if: (a) the owner of a copy (the earlier copy) of a sound recording makes another copy (the later copy) of the sound recording using the earlier copy; and (b) the sole purpose of making the later copy is the owner's private and domestic use of the later copy with a device that: (i) is a device that can be used to cause sound recordings to be heard; and (ii) he or she owns; and (c) the earlier copy was not made by downloading over the internet a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program; and (d) the earlier copy is not an infringing copy of the sound recording, a broadcast or a literary, dramatic or musical work included in the sound recording. (2)

The making of the later copy does not infringe copyright in the sound recording, or in a literary, dramatic or musical work or other subject-matter included in the sound recording. (3) Subsection (2) is taken never to have applied if the earlier copy or the later copy is: (a) sold; or (b) let for hire; or (c) by way of trade offered or exposed for sale or hire; or (d) distributed for the purpose of trade or otherwise; or (e) used for causing the sound recording to be heard in public; (f) used for broadcasting the sound recording. Rectified Authorised Version registered 20/03/2019 C2019C00042

Note: If the earlier or later copy is dealt with as described in subsection (3), then copyright may be infringed not only by the making of the later copy but also by a dealing with the later copy.
(4) To avoid doubt, paragraph (3)(d) does not apply to a loan of the earlier copy or the later copy by the lender to a member of the lender's family or household for the member's private and domestic use.

110AA Copying cinematograph film in different format for private use
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the owner of videotape embodying a cinematograph film in analog form makes a copy (the main copy) of the film in electronic form for his or her private and domestic use instead of the videotape; and
(b) the videotape itself is not an infringing copy of the film or of a broadcast, sound recording, work or published edition of a work; and
(c) at the time the owner makes the main copy, he or she has not made, and is not making, another copy that embodies the film in an electronic form substantially identical to the electronic form in which the film is embodied in the main copy.
For this purpose, disregard a temporary copy of the film incidentally made as a necessary part of the technical process of making the main copy.
(2) The making of the main copy is not an infringement of copyright in the cinematograph film or in a work or other subject‑matter included in the film.
Dealing with main copy may make it an infringing copy
(3) Subsection (2) is taken never to have applied if the main copy is:
(a) sold; or
(b) let for hire; or
(c) by way of trade offered or exposed for sale or hire; or
(d) distributed for the purpose of trade or otherwise.
Note: If the main copy is dealt with as described in subsection (3), then copyright may be infringed not only by the making of the main copy but also by the dealing with the main copy.
(4) To avoid doubt, paragraph (3)(d) does not apply to a loan of the main copy by the lender to a member of the lender's family or household for the member’s private and domestic use.
Disposal of videotape may make the main copy an infringing copy
(5) Subsection (2) is taken never to have applied if the owner of the videotape disposes of it to another person.
Status of temporary copy
(6) If subsection (2) applies to the making of the main copy only as a result of disregarding the incidental making of a temporary copy of the film as a necessary part of the technical process of making the main copy, then:
(a) if the temporary copy is destroyed at the first practicable time during or after the making of the main copy—the making of the temporary copy does not infringe copyright in the film or in any work or other subject matter included in the film; or
(b) if the temporary copy is not destroyed at that time - the making of the temporary copy is taken always to have infringed copyright (if any) subsisting in the film and in any work or other subject matter included in the film.

Terms and Conditions for transferring works at YesVideo Australia

I agree that the liability of YesVideo Australia, its agents, employees, and participating stores for any losses or damages of any kind or nature to my Content is limited to the cost of replacing my tape or other material with blank material.

I also agree that YesVideo Australia, its agents, employees and participating stores shall not be otherwise liable for any loss or damage, whether direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise.
I warrant that the Content does not injure, infringe, violate any patent, copyright, trade secret trademark or the intellectual property right of any third party or violate any applicable law.

It is a condition that when transferring a client's non-infringing works, works that have been legitimately obtained that by inserting the works into any device at YesVideo Australia that can be used to cause sound recordings to be heard or video recordings to be seen, YesVideo Australia transfers ownership of that device to the client at the cost of $22.00 and that on the removal of the works from the device the client transfer ownership of the device to YesVideo Australia at the cost of $22.00.