Lawyers' Efforts Can Be Counterproductive
Marketwatch | Oh, those lawyers...

Investors should be aware of the overall dangers the legal profession present to companies, and how its current and generalized naiveté can sink fortunes overnight. While I know of no corporation that has been bankrupted by this sort of fiasco, it will happen eventually if lawyers doesn't catch up with the times.

Or perhaps some executives should think for themselves.

The last line is telling. Bear in mind that these lawyers were hired with a purpose. Also at fault is the broad and untested language in the DMCA regarding tools for decryption, which only gives lawyers more room in which to work our 'magic.'