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Originally Posted by haertig
Well, the rights holders say you can't remove DRM either. And I'm pretty sure the vast majority of posters in this thread do exactly that. It's hypocritical to chastise others for going against the rights holders wishes while doing the same thing ourselves*.
* "Ourselves" is referring to the membership here at large, not any specific individual.
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No, copyright and DRM are different things. Removing DRM for personal use isn't violating copyright. Sharing or selling a copy that is in copyright (whether it had DRM or not) is a violation of copyright.
The rights of rights holders are to do with copies. Clue in the name!