Necessity is the mother of all invention. This could just be related to socioeconomic factors.

A dysfunctional criminal justice system probably doesn't hurt either.

> A dysfunctional criminal justice system probably doesn't hurt either.

Actually, I would argue that a system that allows DRM cracking is far more functional than the one we have in the west.

You're comment history doesn't suggest that you're a Russian troll, so my interpretation is that you're making a pointed remark that you either don't really mean or perhaps haven't fully thought through. So without meaning any offense, let's pick this apart.

To be fair, I disagree with my country's cracking laws as well. We should do better here, the right to one's data is an important freedom. I support the fight for saner copyright laws.

But let's also be real: There's no universe where that injustice somehow outweighs the entirety of human rights violations that go on inside Russia. Persecution of minorities, decriminalization of domestic violence, torture in prisons. Just to name a few.

Western copyright laws aren't good. But there are worse fates in life than not being able to watch old blu-rays.

I was intentionally ignoring any other aspect of their criminal justice system in writing that comment. I absolutely condemn Russia for many reasons, including their human rights violations.