DRM prevents you from downloading copies of books you've purchased from online storefronts, but is it legal to bypass DRM to create backups? Cory Doctorow, an expert on the DMCA, weighs in on the subject.

Title from the article. Interesting article, with some good words from our DRM-free favorite Cory Doctorow.

  • MochiGoesMeowEnglish
    6•9 days ago

    Oh well. Some laws are stupid. They dont always deserve to be followed. I mean our president has how many convictions?

    And hes President so fuck it, rule of law is more like guidelines than actual law.

    • That Annoying Vegan
      1•6 days ago

      I like to think of laws as mere suggestions. If you want to follow them, go ahead. But don’t feel obliged to :)