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I thought it interesting that this also legalises 'timeshifting' by recording a broadcast programme for later viewing. My parents started doing that in about 1976 on a Sony Betamax that took up half the lounge, so that's a nearly 40-year-old crime against humanity for which they're now forgiven. They'll be pleased.
IIRC, the content providers in the US needed a test case to rule that VCR timeshifting like that was legal 'fair use' as well, so it's a global battle between providers and consumers.
Apparently, DRM still remains valid in the UK - my right to copy doesn't trump your right to protect - although it raises an interesting question about DRM-defeating tools. I can't see how a tool to carry out a legal activity can in itself be illegal, although I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time that laws seem to contradict themselves.
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Whoa, finally that happened. It's a consumer's right to copy WHEN there is no warranty(like here in Brazil) where record/movie/game companies don't replace discs.
If a company doesn't replace your disc, then you are on your right to break protection and copy the disc, thus, restoring it(that has always been true to me).