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Originally Posted by HarryT
What about the "Real Media" case, where Real were prevented from selling their DVD backup software? In that case the judge ruled that, although consumers had the right to back up their DVDs, they didn't have the right to remove DRM in order to do so.
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That was over DVDs, not ebooks, which brings a different host of issues. There were also licensing violation involved, and RealNetworks was found to have deliberately destroyed evidence. It's a lot more involved that just DMCA issues. It was also about distribution, not production or use. (DMCA prohibits trafficking, but no possession or use, per se.)