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I don't understand why suddenly digital media has different copyright rules then everything else. The DMCA sucks, to put it bluntly. The concept of "fair use" has been integral to copyright law since it was conceived of; the music industry apparantly thinks that makes it too easy for piraters to hide, but that's BS. Something is not "fair use" if you're selling it or giving away copies of it(via fileshare etc), that's a pretty easy distinction to make. If you're copying it for use on your own devices, that IS fair use. If I buy a CD and want a copy to keep at work and another for at home, that's fair use.
The way I see it, this law will not get struck down if no one challenges it; if they want to attempt to arrest me for it, they can go right ahead, I'm sure there are TONS of lawyers that would love the chance to challenge this law and would take the case for free even. Let them try to file a lawsuit against me when what I'm doing isn't causing them to lose any money, they'll get laughed out of court. I understand the purpose and intent of copyright laws and this goes way beyond what it should; if I can do a part in getting it declared unconstitutional, I will!
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