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Old 03-26-2008, 01:44 PM   #283
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Yes, but they don't have the right in the US to circumvent the LRF file format which is a proprietary held trade secret by Sony. Using a circumvention tool is against the DMCA.
Actually, LRF is simply the binary compiled form of an "open" XML format (LRS) that SONY has published. The DRM enabled format from SONY is LRX. No tool on this site, libprs500 included, deals with LRX. As far as I know, the DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent copy protection. LRF has no copy protection. Again as far as I know, most DMCA like laws, including the DMCA itself don't make format shifting, or time shifting illegal.
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