Illegal to chip machines

[Quall999]

sry to say, rms, it is true.

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5100...l?tag=nefd_top

"In some countries, including Germany, consumers are permitted to make backup copies of a purchased CD, for example. In the United Kingdom, however, no such fair-use provision exists. "

They haven't made any exceptions to the law, so making is backup is illegal as of now...