Thread: What is the real purpose of DRM?
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Old 04-09-2010, 02:03 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
They don't have exclusive rights to public domain works.

And it's possible someone could freely offer DRM cracking software with the stated intention of *only* having it used to remove DRM from public domain content, which is not protected by the DMCA. No copyrighted material = no copyright violation; no rights to digitally manage. As more and more ebookstores put DRM on public-domain content, this becomes more legally viable.
Millennium act, wasn't it? They have every right to put DRM on whatever they please (public domain or not), distribution of any tool that can be used to circumvent DRM is a criminal act...
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