Thread: A bill to fix America's most dangerous computer law
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Old 04-20-2015, 08:42 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
2- Merging ebook collections into one device is already doable via legal means that don't require breaking existing law. More, few people actually need to do it anyway. Better excuses exist for breaking ebook DRM.
This is actually at the whim of the Library of Congress. If they do not extend an exception to the DMCA to allow breaking e-book DRM (typically to allow access for the blind, etc.) then breaking the DRM is illegal even if the end result is perfectly legal. That is what this bill is intended to correct. If the DRM is blocking a legal activity, then it should not be illegal to overcome the DRM to engage in that activity. The current law says that it is illegal to overcome DRM unless a specific exception is approved by the Library of Congress.
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