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Originally Posted by Xenophon
I'll remind you once again that the DMCA is self-contradictory on the subject of the legality of DRM-removal ( from legitimately-acquired-content for personal use only!). See (yet again) one of my many posts on the subject from the past few years. Until one or more courts produce rulings, nobody really knows. Darn it! That said, an explicit change in the law would be most welcome.
Xenophon |
And I'll remind you that I think it's far from settled at law in the U.S. The argument in your link assumes (from a quick skim) that the general preamble of an Act overrides the specific terms of the Act, and this is not correct under the rules of legislative interpretation. The preamble offers interpretation assistance only, but it does not override substantive sections.