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Do you actually own anything digital? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no

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[โ€“] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Removing DRM from content you bought is actually legal

What's illegal is doing so for the purposes of sharing whatever was DRM'd in the first place

Not that it stops me

[โ€“] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

It depends on the jurisdiction. Removal is illegal in some countries