You can now legally break copy protection on more devices to fix them or move your data

The US Copyright Office has expanded the list of devices and uses where it is legal to bypass digital copy protection. This means people can now legally repair their own devices, transfer data, or use copyrighted material for certain educational and archival purposes without fear of violating copyright law.

For years, copyright law made it illegal to bypass digital locks, even if you owned the device or the content. This often meant you couldn't fix your own tractor, move your movies to a new format, or even preserve old software for historical research. This change means that the right to repair and the ability to access your own digital property just got a little stronger, chipping away at the power of companies to control what you do with things you've bought.