The Bizarre Process We Use To Approve Exemptions To The Digital Milliennium Copyright Act

Every three years, the doors to allowing legal circumvention of digital locks open up. Briefly.

So you bought a game, and you play it all the time with people around the world. Three months later, the maker shuts down the network. You can still play in single-player mode against the computer-generated players, and other people can bring their consoles over for LAN parties. But the rest of the world is lost to you.

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