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Originally Posted by Katsunami
It has always been like this in the Netherlands.
Dutch law specifically states that you are have the right (which, IMHO, is even a step further than just being allowed) to created as many copies as you want for personal use and backup purposes.
This implies that you also must have the right to circumvent copy protections, or you wouldn't be able to exercise the right to create a copy for personal use or backup.
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I wouldn't bet on that being the case. In the US, for example, Real Networks were banned from selling their DVD Backup program because the judge in the case ruled that having the right to make a backup did NOT grant the right to circumvent DRM in order to do so.