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That's a US law but cracking is global. The high profile jail / make an example route was taken in the 80s, 90s and early 2000. That made anyone technical see
by ipaddr 3y ago
That's a US law but cracking is global.
The high profile jail / make an example route was taken in the 80s, 90s and early 2000. That made anyone technical see the absurdities of the policy and created sympathy that allowed piracy to grow.
- _23sd 3y agoAnti-circumvention laws are pretty global. It is part of the WIPO Copyright Treaty, which has been implemented in most major economies.
- alephnerd 3y agoDepends on enforcement and extradition. A lot of pirate video streaming sites such as Fmovies are based out of Vietnam for example, which has no extradition treaty to the US and there appears to be some tacit approval from local political actors.
- _23sd 3y agoSites that stream movies have nothing to do with anti-circumvention laws as they’re not breaking those laws. They are just breaking regular copyright laws.