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by nitrogen 5249 days ago
Oh, and while the DMCA requires DRM to be "effective", that has proved to be a low bar.

I think the "effective" in "No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title."[0] probably means something more like "has the intended effect of" rather than "does a good job at."

[0] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_0...