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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
I don't understand why legalizing DRM removal would instantly mean the end of DRM. Publishers would still be free to impose it on the assumption that it makes casual infringement difficult for the average person that isn't savvy enough to remove it. The tools to remove DRM might be easier to come by, but I suspect DRM would be almost as useful as it ever was for a publisher.
This legislation would seems like it would be a win for consumers and a win for the legal system, with seemingly only minor downsides for publishers (on the assumption that DRM is useful at all of course).
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It reminds me of the fight the movie people put up when home VCR's came out in the late 70's. They wanted it made illegal to tape movies off of television. As I recall they failed in that aim. Hopefully the lawers for book publishers will fail to block the legalization of removing DRM from books as well.