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The provision in the DMCA that this addresses says you can't make or distribute anything that is designed or primarily intended for breaking DRM tech. A DVD de
by jfager 17y ago
The provision in the DMCA that this addresses says you can't make or distribute anything that is designed or primarily intended for breaking DRM tech.
A DVD decryption algorithm obviously is designed and primarily intended to circumvent DRM, and a prime number obviously is not. The fact that the former can be expressed as the latter effectively means the provision is either absurdly lenient or absurdly draconian. It's a law that leaves you in the dark as to what you're actually allowed to do without the threat of prosecution or legal harassment.