[LINK] Circumventing DRM is legal if DRM is circumventable.

[kim holburn]

http://techdirt.com/articles/20070525/160415.shtml

the ruling that says that circumventing certain types of DRM is ok if
the DRM is "ineffective." It's based on a strict reading of the law,
which says that the law only protects "effective" DRM. So, as long as
you can prove the DRM is ineffective, it's okay to circumvent it. Of
course, how do you prove that DRM is no longer effective? Perhaps by
circumventing it. So, basically, you can't try to circumvent DRM
(that's illegal!), but if you do, you've proven it to be ineffective,
and therefore, you can circumvent it.

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