Copyright: A form of Modern Oppression
The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by fines and federal imprisonment.
I am a former criminal, although I was never caught for my repeated offences. My crime was a violation of the Digital Multimedia Copyright Act through the use of software to circumvent DRM on DVDs. I used an open source library known as DeCSS in order to allow me to watch legally purchased DVDs on my operating system of choice.
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