In New Zealand, there is a provision in the copyright law that handily makes having a copy legal, while also making it impractical for most people.
Prior to the addition of the format-shifting provision, making a copy was always illegal (eg that recording on your VCR was illegal). Adding the provision made it legal, but subtly also not generally useful.
The format-shifting exception allows the owner of the physical media to make a copy themselves, for their own use. If they transfer ownership of the physical media they must destroy the copy (they can’t even pass on the convenience to the next owner).
Since making copies is more technical than is practical for the masses, most cannot take advantage of the provision - and that’s the way copyright owners like it.
Just one person? And aside from pleasantly passing the time with random chatter…
Squash.
Loved playing squash with someone of similar ability, just socially keeping score in a endless game until we’re too tired to play.
Thinking of nothing else for a time, focused on the game.
Sadly my health hasn’t been up to that for a while now… But that was great.
As a group activity. Table-top RPG with long-running worlds.
Usually D&D but even system-less story-teller games. Whether running the game or playing it.
Role-playing with an experienced and familiar group of friends that can flip instantly in and out of character to chat about the game as much as play it - that’s great fun. We could do that all day (and in some instances most of the night)…