Jumping back a bit, to Clocker, I cant get any of your links / addresses to work.
Doesn't really matter tho' the point was that people just say things like internation law without knowing if such a thing exists and if so whether there are any which are relevant. Bottom line, does the phrase "international copyright law" actually mean anything.
The other thing which people miss is that there is a huge difference between criminal offences and civil. As I understand it, without researching a paper and keeping it simple. If you make a copy for your own purposes or share freely, then this is a civil matter and you can be sued. If however you do it for profit (or provide the means for distribution) then it is a criminal matter and you can be prosecuted.
To save any further confusion, in the UK you may not make a copy (backup) for your own use. UK copright law does not even allow that.
EDIT
Don't buy a motherboard / computer with the anti piracy chip on it.