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Originally Posted by tompe
I must circumvent the DRM to view a DVD on my linux computer. I do not see how you can argue that this is not circumventing the DRM. The DVD is meant to be played in players that have been certified and were the player manufacturer have payed for being allowed to play the DVD.
In specific cases some kind of cirmumvention might be legal such as in the DVD case (it is illegal in a lot of countries). But I have only argued that the activity is circumvention.
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OK .... I see what you mean, and I am now reading a lot of information on the DMCA, which apparently makes even fair use of copyrighted material illegal. Which is completely insane. It stands copyright law on it's head and bitch slaps it.
I especially like the quote from Timothy B. Lee, in a paper written for the Cato Institute:
"The DMCA is anti-competitive. It gives copyright holders — and the technology companies that distribute their content — the legal power to create closed technology platforms and exclude competitors from interoperating with them. Worst of all, DRM technologies are clumsy and ineffective; they inconvenience legitimate users but do little to stop pirates."
That's not even taking it far enough .... it criminalizes legitimate users.