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Originally Posted by rlauzon
There's also some information on what the DMCA actually says:
"The DMCA inserted new anti-circumvention provisions into the Copyright statute. These make it an offense to engage in an act of circumvention of a technical protection (section 1201(a)(1)), to develop and provide tools[/B] to others which would allow them to access a technologically protected work (section 1201(a)(2)) and [B]to manufacture, import , provide or traffic in tools that would enable another to circumvent protection to copy a protected work (section 1201(b)(1)(A))."
From the EFF.
If you'll notice, there's nothing there prohibiting the use of these tools. |
Sorry, my highlighting again, but isn't using such a tool "engaging in an act of circumvention of a technical protection"? If not, what does that phrase mean? I would interpret (a)(1) to mean that it's illegal to use such a tool, and (a)(2) to mean that it's illegal to develop or distribute them.