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I don't have a problem with copyright. Takedown/safe-harbor isn't perfect, but I don't have a big objection there either. The anticircumvention provisions of th
by Zak 14y ago
I don't have a problem with copyright. Takedown/safe-harbor isn't perfect, but I don't have a big objection there either. The anticircumvention provisions of the DMCA, on the other hand are bad.
In most cases, they only affect people trying to play by the rules; outside of a few specialized niches, almost all software and content ends up cracked and on The Pirate Bay no matter what. On the other hand, my right to back up content I legitimately purchased or use such content on a device that hasn't been authorized by some third party is restricted. Phone unlocking and jailbreaking are affected even though they're mostly about interoperability, not copying content.