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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Please stop saying that removing DRM is illegal. It's not yet been tested in a court of law. So we do not know if DMCA trumps fair-use or fair-use trumps DMCA. So until then, it's a gray area. So do you know 100% that it is illegal? If you do, please cite where it was ruled illegal by a judge. If you can't, please stop saying it is illegal.
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Sorry, it's illegal because the DMCA states it: "Highlights Generally:
· Makes it a crime to circumvent anti-piracy measures built into most commercial software.
· Outlaws the manufacture, sale, or distribution of code-cracking devices used to illegally copy software." Full text:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...:H.R.2281.ENR:
Again, I'm not preaching, but I think it's important that people understand the law. As the old saying goes, ignorance of the law is no defense.
Edit: oops, I quoted "software" but if you read the full text, this covers copyrighted materials and everything else covered by the DMCA.