Wasn't the DMCA designed to help curtail online piracy? How, pray tell, does that violate Fair Use?
The DMCA made it illegal to circumvent the anti-piracy software imposed on consumers by the entertainment industry. Why would anyone want to circumvent these anti-piracy technology? In order to enjoy their legally bought music or video in any medium that they want.
You are circumventing Apple's DRM by burning legally bought music (from iTunes) into a CD and then ripping it so that you can listen to it in your Zune. This is perfectly Fair Use, but under the DMCA it will be considered piracy.
But I refer to you to the report EFF published: "Seven Years Under the DMCA"
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The DMCA made it illegal to circumvent the anti-piracy software imposed on consumers by the entertainment industry. Why would anyone want to circumvent these anti-piracy technology? In order to enjoy their legally bought music or video in any medium that they want.
You are circumventing Apple's DRM by burning legally bought music (from iTunes) into a CD and then ripping it so that you can listen to it in your Zune. This is perfectly Fair Use, but under the DMCA it will be considered piracy.
But I refer to you to the report EFF published: "Seven Years Under the DMCA"
http://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-seven-years-under-dmca
But especially, one that pertains to Fair Use:
http://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-seven-years-under-dmca#Section4