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> Removing DRM on something you own for personal use is perfectly legal. Perhaps some places. In the US, it is perfectly legal to "violate" copyright restricti
by mcherm 5y ago
> Removing DRM on something you own for personal use is perfectly legal.
Perhaps some places. In the US, it is perfectly legal to "violate" copyright restrictions for purposes like fair use. But if the data is protected by any kind of security, it is a felony to bypass that security (even for fully legal purposes).[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...
- andrewprock 5y agoWhat does security mean when there is no ad unless it is shepherded out of the blob? Once it's out of the blob, there is no security to bypass.