> the US (and 99% of the rest of the world) No, that is a pretty US specific mess up. At least in the EU braking DRM for thinks like research purpose is fully

> the US (and 99% of the rest of the world) No, that is a pretty US specific mess up. At least in the EU braking DRM for thinks like research purpose is fully legal as far as I know. It's a bit more complicated if it's a but distributing tools which can brake DRM. It's no as complicated if it's about publishing a (somewhat) scientific document explaining the general concept about how to brake it.