"for DMCA 1201 to kick in, the " #accessControl" must be "effective." What's "effective?"
An effective access control is one, that cannot be circumvented. If it can be circumvented, it was not effective in the first place. QED.
The act of providing someone with a tool to change how their own property works ("trafficking in circumvention devices") is a felony.
But there's a tiny saving grace here: for DMCA 1201 to kick in, the "access control" must be "effective." What's "effective?" There's the rub: no one knows.
The penalties for getting crosswise with DMCA 1201 are so grotendous that very few people have tried to litigate any of its contours.
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"for DMCA 1201 to kick in, the " #accessControl" must be "effective." What's "effective?"
An effective access control is one, that cannot be circumvented. If it can be circumvented, it was not effective in the first place. QED.
