> Making a private copy of a copyrighted material is legal in many jurisdictions, it is however illegal to circumvent DRM. I believe that Europe developers are

> Making a private copy of a copyrighted material is legal in many jurisdictions, it is however illegal to circumvent DRM. I believe that Europe developers are the most prolific in matters related to multimedia, including DRM. And well, European Union does protect the research against DRM. It's "only" for interoperability reason, but since DRMs are never universal, that should be fine.