[ihaveanosebleed]

I would say yes, you at least SHOULD have the right to have a backup. Especially if just the reading surface is scratched because technically the data is still there on the disk, even if you can't retrieve it without resurfacing. If the printed/reflective surface is scratched and you can see light coming through the scratch, and the scratch is over a data area then data is lost. Some will say backups should only come from your own original, that may be the law, but really who the hell’s going to know. I know I’ve posted for help to retrieve data from originals and got my post deleted so what does that tell you?