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Feature: What is DRM doing in my garage?

Submitted by MacRonin on December 17, 2009 - 3:21pm
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Feature: What is DRM doing in my garage?: Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.

I never expected to stumble upon a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) story while standing beneath an unshielded light bulb in my garage, but that was before I picked up the manual for my garage door opener.

I recently moved houses, and during a Saturday largely spent clearing a terrific mass from my new garage, I came across a tattered copy of the owner's manual for the garage door opener, thoughtfully left behind for my use. I read through the manual looking for information on how to acquire another remote control unit, when my eye was caught by the sort of statement one does not expect to find in any sort of literature relating to the humble garage door.

Read Original Article:(Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.)

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