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Re:Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle by TheDong on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:26PM (#46866485)
But would the DMCA ("Copyright Act") still apply when there's no copyright?

Here, let's read together: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201

> No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title

> protected under this title

A work not protected under title 17, copyright, is thus not covered.

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