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"(c) Other Rights, Etc., Not Affected. — (1) Nothing in this section shall affect rights, remedies, limitations, or defenses to copyright infringement, including fair use, under this title."

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap12.html#1201



IANAL, but that would not protect you from the DMCA provisions that make it a crime to distribute tools designed for breaking DRM, even if you intend such tools to be used for fair use purposes.


I mentioned that in relation to using the software, not distributing it.


You aren't familiar with the DMCA, then. It's true that §1201(a)(2) and §1201(b)(3) restrict distribution, not personal use.

§1201(a)(1) does restrict personal use. That's what makes the DMCA really insidious.




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