OT: Software copyright law?
I'm a little curious. I'm not sure about Canadian copyright laws, but I've read that in the States you have the right to make archival copies of software you own just in case you wreck the original. Good so far. However, copy protection often stops people from making such archival copies for themselves. Also, getting around the copy protection, or cracking the game/application/other software is also illegal, therefore making it illegal to create your legal archival copy... So if this is the case and I haven't horribly confused myself or you guys, doesn't copy protection on software deny you of your legal rights, and therefore shouldn't some forms of copy protection (such as Starforce and others that don't allow you to make 1:1 copies of your software) be illegal???
Now, since that's how I understand US copyright law, is there anyone who could enlighten me as to Canadian software copyright law as it regards the issue of legal backups and copy protection? Seems I know the law in other countries but not my own...
***Please note that I do NOT in any way condone software piracy, I'm just genuinely curious as to why the law in some countries contradicts itself and bars you from doing things the law says you can do!***
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