Thread: DRM poll: How do you deal with it.
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Old 10-30-2008, 01:30 PM   #165
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I honestly don't see how the DMCA can be interpreted as saying that. The very opening clause of it: (A)(1)(a) states:



That seems crystal clear that the actual ACT of "circumventing a technological measure" (ie DRM) is not permitted.

The UCLA "Cyberspace Law" department, which presumably contains some pretty smart cookies, says here that the DMCA "Makes it a crime to circumvent anti-piracy measures" and "Outlaws the manufacture, sale, or distribution of code-cracking devices".

Given the above, I'm afraid that I don't see how the DMCA can be interpreted as permitted DRM removal. Could you elaborate on your reasoning?
(4) Literary works distributed in ebook format when all existing ebook editions of the work (including digital text editions made available by authorized entities) contain access controls that prevent the enabling of the ebook's read-aloud function and that prevent the enabling of screen readers to render the text into a specialized format.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...vzYw5h:e11559:
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