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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But it was never so cut and dry. It was always a grey area. DMCA was never said to trump fair use which existed long before DMCA. So you cannot just say you cannot remove DRM because of DMCA because it can also be said that yes you can, fair use was there first. So when someone says in no uncertain terms that DRM stripping is illegal because of DMCA, laugh in that person's face and shout FAIR USE!
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Or the specific exemptions in the DMCA itself. The Library of Congress list is
in addition to the exemptions writing in to the law, it does not replace it.