Indeed, even if you *hijacked the truck* that delivered the CDs, you'd probably be looking at a shorter sentence.
This is a law that is *purpose-built* to encourage intermediaries to usurp the relationship between buyers and sellers, creators and audiences. It's a charter for parasitism and predation.
But as bad as that is, there's another aspect of DMCA 1201 that's even worse: the *exemptions* process.
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