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Wouldn't such an ability, by virtue of having been tested at least once, run afoul of the DMCA? Of course, it is an Israeli company and not an American one, and
by puzzledobserver 7y ago
Wouldn't such an ability, by virtue of having been tested at least once, run afoul of the DMCA? Of course, it is an Israeli company and not an American one, and we have no proof that they have the ability or have ever exercised it, and IANAL, but I am curious.
- pas 7y agoDMCA? How, they don't do this to access protected music/movie files. Or is that statute also covers other kinds of data?
- boredishBoi 7y agoIt is my understanding that under the DMCA the security measures themselves are copyrighted works and breaking them is a violation of the DMCA in and of itself. That’s why breaking DRM, even if it’s to access public domain works is still illegal.
- javagram 7y agoI don’t think that understanding is correct. Content in the public domain is not “protected under this title [copyright law]” https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 > (A) No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title
- Betelgeuse90 7y agoAFAIK, they cracked the San Bernardino murderer's iPhone.