OK, seems some of us are getting a little carried away with ourselfs over this copy protection thing. If you are honestly of the opinion that simply having the capacity to create a backup is against the law then how many people out there have a CD/DVD burner in their PC that would effectivly put them in that catagory? Get a grip please. The prohibition to circumvent copy protection pertains predominantly to the use of "crack" software. Efectivly the unlawfull altertation of, or tampering with, a retail data product where by the end user, while lacking full or proper licensing or ownership rights changes one or more aspect of the data product or it's behaviour is what you're not allowed to do.
The did try and make the PS2 chips illegal, but it was denied. Of cource, all the news reports shouted out that they were trying to make the use of chips illegal and the consiquences of anyone being caught with one should the law pass, but then the verdict was a whispered footnote on an unread page. Fear sells. It's that simple.
Look at the "Swap Magic" system that provides a sowftware eqivelent to the effects of the chip for the PS2. It is a commercialy available piece of software that has not been challenged by Sony at all. It even states on the front page of the website that it enables you to play backups.
The fact remains, the creation and use of backup products is a right that everyone is entitled to, regadless of how paranoid and guilty the media tries to make us feel about it.
Happy New Year
