There are a number of exceptions, determined by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23311

There are a number of exceptions, determined by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23311/exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright-protection-systems-for-access-control https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23... Among them are exceptions for assistive technologies and research.