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Originally Posted by Harmon
Okay, now let me try and explain how you are misreading this case and misunderstanding the comments made by the judge.
This case involved a lawsuit brought by Realnetworks...
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Good stuff.
Essentially, the judge said it is fine for end users to use the software for "fair use", but it is not legal for the companies to make the software to begin with if it includes methods of bypassing the protection aka DRM. Another key point: this only affects companies within the US. For companies that create software of this type outside of the US that do not have these laws, then the users even within the US can use them for "fair use", and the company is not subject to US law other than trying to prevent the company in question from distributing it within the US which would be nearly impossible on the internet.