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A comment on Deere to Allow Farmers to Repair Their Own Equipment. Parent comment

Re:Deere to Allow Farmers to Repair Their Own Equipment by causi on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:29AM (#34308446)
Root allows the user to bypass DRM such as Widevine.
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Re:Deere to Allow Farmers to Repair Their Own Equipment by zaroth on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:31AM (#34310075)
But then it’s not gaining root which is the problem, it’s (as always) what you proceed to do with it.
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Re:Deere to Allow Farmers to Repair Their Own Equipment by EMIRELADERO on Monday January 09, 2023 @02:13PM (#34314620)
The DMCA doesn't really care about what you do after. The "DRM" has to directly protect a copyrighted work. By your logic, a CFAA violation is also a DMCA violation.
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