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8. Unfortunately, the law on DRM workarounds is not at all that clear

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 09:54 AM

Oct 2015

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/09/researchers-could-have-uncovered-volkswagens-emissions-cheat-if-not-hindered-dmca

You don't seem to be responding to what I said about the "circumvention device" provisions of the DMCA.

17 U.S.C. § 1201 makes it presumptively illegal to develop the means to get at the code. We went through this already with DeCSS. It was illegal to distribute it, regardless of the purpose for which anyone sought to use it.

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Why are so many upset about TPP's copyright provisions? [View all] Atman Oct 2015 OP

Lots of things about the TPP to hate but this isn't the mole hill to die on. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #2

Because they are awful. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #3

Yep portlander23 Oct 2015 #5

The ridiculous extensions of copyright duration hifiguy Oct 2015 #12

Disney's ENTIRE corporate image is based around Mickey Mouse. Atman Oct 2015 #15

Because the copyright laws do NOT exclusively apply to hifiguy Oct 2015 #16

VW's diesel-cheating software was protected from copying and analysis jberryhill Oct 2015 #6

That isn't true. Atman Oct 2015 #7

Unfortunately, the law on DRM workarounds is not at all that clear jberryhill Oct 2015 #8

Any of these provisions are tools for government overreach starroute Oct 2015 #9

If someone doesn't want me to share their shit, I don't. hunter Oct 2015 #11

Bingo. hifiguy Oct 2015 #17

Clear and concise. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #21

It really does not matter if we find one or two provisions jwirr Oct 2015 #14

All due respect, but... Atman Oct 2015 #20

The problem is that you're conflating concepts. Xithras Oct 2015 #22

Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution Generic Other Oct 2015 #23