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by boomboomsubban 831 days ago
This means that if there is DRM on a DVD, even though it is legal to make a backup of the media you own it is illegal to bypass the DRM. There is no copyright infringement, but you have broken the law.
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What a stupid law. Needs to be removed asap. If buying isn’t owning, than piracy isn’t stealing.

If I pick a lock for a safe I bought, it’s not illegal. But if I do that with software it’s illegal? Fuck that!

So, have you still broken the law if that DVD contained media which is in the public domain?
Yes, bypassing DRM is against the law unless you're doing so for one of the approved reasons. What content you're bypassing DRM to access is unimportant.