SOLVED! I'm a PS+ member and have been a long time. I had my game saves to auto backup once a week option along with update etc by itself. I also did it manually. I recently had a problem with my PS3 HDD and it rebuild data then said no good had to reformat I though np since I got PS+ but after reformat I loaded up PS+ save folder and copied all and all saves were there except no 1 of my copyright protected saves were in the PS+ save folder smh. Where did they go and how can I access them? Help pls...

The copyright thing basically breaks PS3's back up utility as well as PSN+ cloud saves. I wanted to see about putting in a bigger HDD than the 160GB one I had, but when I went to do a backup it failed because of the copyrighted saves. And since PSN+ doesn't carry those saves you basically have to suck it up and lose them.

It's total BS, because there should never be a reason to copyright save files to the extent of exerting DRM on them. They can still be copyright, in that sale or distribution is illegal, but there is no need to apply DRM. Who would sell or distribute save files anyway in a way that would harm a publishers revenues?

Oh on PSN forum they told me PS+ would back up copyright saves to cloud wth

You guys misusing the word "copyright," is making this entire thing much more confusing than it needs to be.  I may be able to help, but, I'm not understanding what's going on.

Woooot I got all my copyright saves to show up. I put in a game that I knew had copyright saves. Bayonetta and I hit triangle on disc and clicked auto save PS+ feature then I installed game data then updated. Then made new save. Then copied that save to my PS+ folder then went to PS+ folder and all my copyright saves showed up!!! Idk which step made that happen so I listed them all! So happy! Now just need to finish installing 350 games which will take days lol