> If this is copyright infringement, then ad-blockers and GreaseMonkey are also copyright infringement. Modifying your private copy and redistributing a modifi

> If this is copyright infringement, then ad-blockers and GreaseMonkey are also copyright infringement. Modifying your private copy and redistributing a modified copy are two different things. I can't find any Supreme Court decision, but the Ninth Circuit has ruled on this and it's found that ad-skipping is legal: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130724/10340723925/appeals-court-broadcasters-cant-use-copyright-to-block-commercial-skipping.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130724/10340723925/appea... There's a German Supreme Court case that explicitly says the AdBlock Plus browser extension is legal, however: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-trial-adblocking/german-supreme-court-rules-ad-blockers-legal-in-defeat-for-springer-idUSKBN1HQ277 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-trial-adblocking/...