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Isn't violating copyright(except for fair use) already illegal? If you photocopy a book fully and give it your friend, you're already violating copyright and ca
by recoiledsnake 15y ago
Isn't violating copyright(except for fair use) already illegal? If you photocopy a book fully and give it your friend, you're already violating copyright and can receive a takedown notice[1], regardless of the anti-decryption clause of the DMCA.
[1] A different provision of the DMCA
- camiller 15y agoIIRC/IANAL, violating the copyright without commercial intent (you are not selling it) is still a civil law violation although DMCA takedown provisions still apply. Breaking DRM elevates it to a criminal charge. I think that is the case, but correct me if I am wrong, it has been awhile since I studied this.
- jrockway 15y agoIf only there were some way to anonymously release software...
- camiller 15y agoReleasing it is not the issue for the user, possession of the software is.
- jrockway 15y agoIf only there was some constitutional amendment that promised people the right "to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches". This means: if you have some circumvention device whose presence cannot be detected from outside your home: too bad for the government. They can't do anything about it.