strangei have yet to destroy a disc by playing. do you use your game discs as skateboards as well?
my discs dont have a single scratch on them, even after excessive usage. am i doing something wrong? rule of thumb: look after your stuff, then you don't need to pirate/backup
Using cracks if you own the original is not piracy and making a backup copy is also not piracy. Go and read up on the copy right law and pay careful attention to the section dealing with personal usage and freedom of use.