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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by mcherm on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:00PM (#27131826)
> Removing DRM on something you own for personal use is perfectly legal.

Perhaps some places. In the US, it is perfectly legal to "violate" copyright restrictions for purposes like fair use. But if the data is protected by any kind of security, it is a felony to bypass that security (even for fully legal purposes).[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by andrewprock on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:15PM (#27134067)
What does security mean when there is no ad unless it is shepherded out of the blob? Once it's out of the blob, there is no security to bypass.
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