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Originally Posted by Quoth
I think it slightly affects WINE, ReactOS and maybe mono, but will have zero impact on format Shifting/Conversion.
The USA needs to ditch DMCA and any legal support for DRM. DRM not only runs contrary to fair use, it runs contrary to Copyright. It is not a Copyright protection scheme in reality, but actually just a way to limit rights and control legitimate customers.
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The problem is there is no major entity (i.e. large political contributor and lobbyist) for repeal of DMCA, thus nothing will happen. For the most part, I think that DMCA is one of those bad laws that is mostly ignored. DRM has basically become a speed bump to keep Aunt Agnes from sharing books with her reading club and that sort of casual copyright violation, but anyone who wants to can get around it. Bad laws are never repealed, they are simply ignored and not enforced.