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Originally Posted by toddos
Let's not forget that removing DRM is currently illegal in the US (thank you, DMCA). So it's worse than what you stated. This scenario is only surmountable if you're willing to become a felon by removing DRM.
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Do you really pay attention to what goes on on MR? Your statement leads me to believe you don't actually read what's on MR.
We've been over this issue many times.
We cannot say that stripping DRM in the USA is illegal. It's a gray area. We have the DMCA and it has exceptions. So we know according to the DMCA, if you fall under the exception, stripping DRM is legal. We also have fair use exception to the copyright. So under fair use, stripping DRM is legal. Also, we do not know if DRM trumps fair use or does fair use trump DMCA. So until this goes to a court of law, it will remain a gray area.