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I found the anti-circumvention clause confusing. It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infri
by textread 3y ago
I found the anti-circumvention clause confusing.
It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not
there is actual infringement of copyright itself.[1]
I couldnt substantiate this claim (circumvention of access to non-copyrighted material) by going through 17 U.S.C. 1201.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act#:~:text=it%20also%20criminalizes%20the%20act%20of%20circumventing%20an%20access%20control%2C%20whether%20or%20not%20there%20is%20actual%20infringement%20of%20copyright%20itself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A....
- boomboomsubban 3y agoThis means that if there is DRM on a DVD, even though it is legal to make a backup of the media you own it is illegal to bypass the DRM. There is no copyright infringement, but you have broken the law.
- Der_Einzige 3y agoWhat a stupid law. Needs to be removed asap. If buying isn’t owning, than piracy isn’t stealing. If I pick a lock for a safe I bought, it’s not illegal. But if I do that with software it’s illegal? Fuck that!
- textread 3y agoSo, have you still broken the law if that DVD contained media which is in the public domain?
- boomboomsubban 3y agoYes, bypassing DRM is against the law unless you're doing so for one of the approved reasons. What content you're bypassing DRM to access is unimportant.
- 0xcde4c3db 3y agoThe general prohibition is in section 1201; the criminal penalties are in section 1204.