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Dark_Me:

--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Of course making a backup copy probably violates the EULA so you're screwd if you don't brake the law.
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Actually you can make as many backup copies as you like (under US law) despite what it says in the EULA. They just like to tell you that you can't.

Orethrius:

--- Quote from: Dark_Me ---Actually you can make as many backup copies as you like (under US law) despite what it says in the EULA. They just like to tell you that you can't.
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 That depends on prevailing jurisdiction.  "Fair use" has traditionally been upheld as the exception to the rule, but the DMCA seems to exempt "copy-controlled devices" from such possibilities as forcing copies could easily be seen as "circumventing copyright protection devices with intent."  In the U.S., the Supreme Court has yet to return a clear and nonpartisan ruling on the issue, so for the time being the legalities are left to individual circuit and appeals courts.

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