Thread: On the table: DRM trumps fair dealing (Canada)
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Old 06-06-2010, 07:12 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post

In the US, the DMCA is not clear about DRM, stripping DRM, and the rights of the buyer. So until stripping DRM from eBooks actually goes to court, it's unknown if it is legal or not. I do hope that if it ever did go to court, that the judge would side with the user as long as it was for personal use.
Wouldn't DRM be covered by circumvention of copy protection?
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