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Ugh. I agree with your reasoning, but that seems like it will inevitably lead to companies implementing the kind of DRM nobody wants where the software has to p
by lincolnq 16y ago
Ugh. I agree with your reasoning, but that seems like it will inevitably lead to companies implementing the kind of DRM nobody wants where the software has to phone home every time it starts up, just so they can enforce their license terms.
- jrockway 16y agoBut then we have a good argument for a DMCA exemption. If the DRM exists solely to circumvent a federal court ruling and the well-defined first sale doctrine, then it should be easy to get the copyright office to allow an exemption. Or you could just break the DRM in a country other than the US.