But Patel said that while the owners might have the right to make a copy, companies "trafficking in products used to circumvent effective technological measures that prevent unauthorized access" don't.
Perhaps her honor would like to explain how consumers should go about making those legal back-up copies.
"Under the laws that existed before today, only documents that were known to the parties could be incorporated by reference," Wiebe said. "For the first time, the court has discarded that rule."