But that's the point -- the backup copy would be made to and kept on the PC. Or am I misunderstanding something here?

Yeah- that the empeg (the source device for the copy) is not a PC. It is classified as a digital music player, not as a PC. By allowing it to copy the files, it would become a non-PC digital music copying device, and as such, would require SCMS implementation to comply with the letter of the AHRA law.

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Tony Fabris