Lets think about this for a second…

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If a worm locked your drive with a random password, it would be illegal under the DMCA to recover your files.
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via Simon Willison

I’m not certain that statement is actually true. If it is, then here is just one more example of why the DMCA is a poorly written law.

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Robert Belknap has been writing online sporadically since 2001. See the colophon for more details.
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