[free-sklyarov] Breaking the Law?

[Seth David Schoen]

Klepht writes:

> >>>>> "RO" == Ricky Ostrom <rostrom at houston.rr.com> writes:
> 
>     RO> If Adobe bought and holds a couple copies of this software.
>     RO> Aren't they breaking the law too?
> 
> Actually, I believe that _using_ a circumvention device, if you are
> within your fair use rights, is totally legal.
> 
> It's just the sucker who _provides_ you with the code that gets in
> trouble. I think there's something about this on the EFF site.

There is a distinction between 1201(a) and 1201(b) such that 1201(a)
proscribes both use and trafficking, and 1201(b) proscribes only
trafficking.  (Did I remember correctly?  I don't have time to look it
up because I have to go to the sign-making party in Berkeley.)

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