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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Sure, you are pointing out that the DRM could be circumvented; but that is besides the point. I shouldn't need to circumvent it. I buy the book, or the music track, or what have you. There should be no constraint, no matter how minor it may seem, to the exercise of my fair use rights.
The rules regarding DRM in DMCA are a classic example of bad laws; they served only the special interest and not the interests of the whole (and ultimately, did little or nothing to stop the real pirates).
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Bill
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This, to me, is the crux of the matter. They say that the DRM is about preventing piracy but all it takes is one person finding a way to get the content up somewhere and it's a moot point. You don't need thousands of people uploading. You just need one. These systems seem more about locking the customer in to the store and certain preferred devices than about preventing illegal file sharing.