Is it legal to duplicate a cassette tape in the U.S.? This post breaks down the difference between private, noncommercial home taping and unauthorized resale or mass duplication. From the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 to the broader logic of the Betamax ruling, tape duplication has an important legal distinction: making a personal copy is treated very differently from bootlegging. Tape Lab’s position is simple—duplicate our music, share the sound, just don’t sell unauthorized copies.