321 Studios v. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Inc.

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• holding that a CSS license key is 23 a technological measure that controls access to copyrighted work
• deciding that the “CSS” encryption program, which prevents viewing of DVD movies and copying of the data encoded on the DVD, effectively controls access to copyrighted DVD movies
• finding that copyright law does not prohibit consumers from creating duplicate “back-up” copies of legally purchased video games
• rejecting that the DVD owner “has [the] authority of the copyright holder to bypass” and “decrypt CSS” because the owner is permitted to view the contents of a DVD on an authorized player
• comparing defendant’s similar argument to the claim that a deadbolt is ineffective because skeleton keys are readily available on the black market
• rejecting the argument that the availability of keys on the internet rendered DVD encryption software ineffective as “equivalent to a claim that, since it is easy to find skeleton keys on the black market, a deadbolt is not an effective lock to a door”

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