Sep 12, 2026

Breaking Your Own Lock Can Still Be a Crime

The DMCA's anti-circumvention rule makes bypassing a digital lock illegal on its own — regardless of whether what you're doing with it afterward is perfectly legal.

Sep 11, 2026

You Bought It. Legally, You Might Only Be Renting It.

The first-sale doctrine used to guarantee that buying a copy meant it was really yours. Digital distribution has been quietly narrowing where that still applies.

Sep 10, 2026

DRM: The Legal Lock on Things You Already Own

Digital rights management doesn't stop piracy so much as it decides what a paying customer is allowed to do with something they already bought.

Sep 9, 2026

The Right to Repair Movement, Explained

Why fixing your own stuff has quietly become a legal and technical battle, and what the growing right-to-repair movement is actually asking for.