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0 pointscomeonseriously5y ago0 comments

So, the argument is whether or not obfuscation is DRM? If that's true anyone can claim that some weird URL scheme is DRM. That's a dangerous slope to tread.

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roywiggins5y ago

I think it is, too, but "is this sufficiently obfuscatory to fall under the DMCA or not" is really only something a court can decide- it's not a technical question. So "this is obviously not DRM" is an argument, but until a court says otherwise the RIAA seems to have a leg to stand on.

Chris20485y ago

"is really only something a court can decide"

Sometimes I think the scope of what a court is allowed to decide is crazy. It allows new concepts to be manufactured for the convenience of muddying the legal waters. Why the hell legislate around "DRM" and then decide later what that means.

sudosysgen5y ago

I mean, technically, can this be called obfuscation when Google provides to you the code to de obfuscate it?

roywiggins5y ago

That's how DRM usually works, one way or another.

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roywiggins5y ago

Chris20485y ago

"is really only something a court can decide"

sudosysgen5y ago

I mean, technically, can this be called obfuscation when Google provides to you the code to de obfuscate it?

roywiggins5y ago

That's how DRM usually works, one way or another.

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