>The purpose of the statute isn't to destroy <insert Internet activist claimed right> What difference does the intended purpose make if it does indeed destroy

>The purpose of the statute isn't to destroy <insert Internet activist claimed right> What difference does the intended purpose make if it does indeed destroy <insert Internet activist claimed right>? If that was indeed the purpose of 1201, the the law as written has unintended consequences. But my feeling is that they knew damn well that they were going to sweep up non commercial tinkerers as well. These days the line between commercial and non commercial is blurred. With the internet a hacker can publish some circumvention method and software with the same reach as a large company.[1] [1] I personally see no problem with that. BTW. The law is being used here to prop up outdated, often monopolistic, business models. That's the company's problem, and shouldn't be externalized onto all of society.