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Originally Posted by McNutt
I wasn't implying that circumventing DRM breakers was approved by post-DMCA courts.
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I'm not quite sure what you meant to say here. In context of the thread, it seems that you're trying to say "I wasn't implying that circumventing DRM was approved by post-DMCA courts."
You may not have meant to imply that, but it
is what you said:
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Originally Posted by McNutt
removing DRM for your own private use has been looked at by the courts as fair use, so long as you own the original material.
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If, however, you mean "I wasn't implying that circumventing DRM devices were approved by post-DMCA courts." I agree, but I don't think that was the issue under discussion.
To remove any confusion, my position is this:
As far as I know, no US court has ruled on whether removing DRM from digital media that you own is legal, except in the specific instances set out by the library of Congresss.
There are differing legal opinions on whether the DMCA makes all such circumvention illegal in the US.