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oboewan oboewan
 
M$1.10 August 08, 2009 07:45 PM

Has anyone ever been sued or arrested for circumventing DRM for personal use?

Under the DMCA, it is illegal in the US to circumvent DRM for personal use; for example, you can't rip a DVD to your PC or modify a DRM-protected eBook so you can read it on your device of choice, even if you purchased them.

Has anyone ever been sued or arrested for this?
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trumansdad trumansdad
 
 August 11, 2009 09:23 PM
The arrest of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov in 2001, for alleged infringement of the DMCA, was a highly publicized example of the law's use to prevent or penalize development of anti-DRM measures.

Sklyarov was arrested in the United States after a presentation at DEF CON, and subsequently spent several months in jail.
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• Really the only big high profile case, even if it was about distribution of algorithms, not use.


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brettmcgui... brettmcgui...
 
August 11, 2009 11:19 AM
Wow, I am amazed that no-one has answered this one. My guess is no.

If you are talking about copying software for back-up purposes, or copying a music CD you have bought yourself, then "fair use" principles would kick in. These vary from country to country. In the US I am pretty sure that this form of copying is okay --- from a copyright perspective, anyway.

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oboewan oboewan
 
August 11, 2009 11:38 PM
Copyright perspective yes; however, if the media in question is DRM protected (i.e. a DVD) then the DMCA trumps fair use.

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