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0 pointsCivBase5y ago0 comments

What exactly is the basis for this DMCA claim? Is there any precedent for this or does MS just think their PR has it too easy?

DRM is supposed to prevent redistribution of copyrighted works. That's the unethical part. If the user is not redistributing copyrighted works, why should the law care about the preservation of DRM?

If I buy a locked safe at an auction and it contains a bunch of copyrighted paintings, nobody would get mad at me for breaking the lock so I could get to them. What else am I going to do? Hang the safe on my wall? The problem only arises if I start copying the paintings and distributing them.

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AnthonyMouse5y ago

> If I buy a locked safe at an auction and it contains a bunch of copyrighted paintings, nobody would get mad at me for breaking the lock so I could get to them. What else am I going to do? Hang the safe on my wall? The problem only arises if I start copying the paintings and distributing them.

This is why DMCA 1201 is such a worthless weasel and needs to be destroyed.

If you're circumventing in order to commit copyright infringement, that's already illegal and you don't need a separate rule for it. If you're circumventing in order to do something that isn't copyright infringement, why should that be illegal?

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0 pointsCivBase5y ago0 comments

What exactly is the basis for this DMCA claim? Is there any precedent for this or does MS just think their PR has it too easy?

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AnthonyMouse5y ago

This is why DMCA 1201 is such a worthless weasel and needs to be destroyed.

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