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Originally Posted by ApK
You sure that's been settled? I don't think it has.
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I don't think it has either. In the US legal system, there are a lot of situations where the law is inconsistent. It says one thing, in one place and something else in another. The way this is settled is either the law gets changed, or it comes up in a court case and is ruled on. The ruling only applies in the area that that court has jurisdiction, but lawyers can use that ruling as a presidency in other jurisdictions.
So far, I don't know of anyone being taken to court for bypassing DRM for their own personal use. There are plenty of companies that now provide decryption software on the open market in the US and have been selling their product for a number of years. So far, there has been no attempt to shut them down.
I think that for the most part, people are satisfied with the status quo. DRM is a barrier that is easily bypassed. Most people don't care one way or the other. They watch their DVD's on their DVD player, they read ebooks with the recommended reader (kindle, iBook or whatever).