[greensh]

from the article:

> The ruling doesn’t change the underlying statute making it illegal to share or sell tools that bypass software locks.

I think this also includes sharing code.

[bebrbrhrj]

Is it trite to ask if this is blocking free speech?

[delroth]

This has recently been challenged in courts and rejected: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-...

> Integral to the Court’s decision was the conclusion that Section 1201’s ban on circumvention of access restrictions is a regulation of “conduct” rather than “speech.”