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> copyright infringement Circumvention is only copyright infringement due to the DMCA, which Microsoft, as part of the BSA, lobbied for [1]. This entire incide
by MikeUt 5y ago
> copyright infringement
Circumvention is only copyright infringement due to the DMCA, which Microsoft, as part of the BSA, lobbied for [1]. This entire incident is Microsoft's doing, from passing the initial consumer-hostile law, to interpreting it in the most copyright-maximal way they can get away with [2].
[1] https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/01/4511/ https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/01/4511/
[2] Lest anyone think MS is not an enthusiastic abuser of that law: Removing “Annoying” Windows 10 Features is a DMCA Violation, Microsoft Says - https://torrentfreak.com/removing-annoying-windows-10-features-is-a-dmca-violation-microsoft-says-200611/ https://torrentfreak.com/removing-annoying-windows-10-featur...