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crs: SWF Verification is not a copy protection mechanism. Nor is it an effective technological measure of any kind really. The only thing it is effective at is wasting CPU cycles and electricity. (But then again, that's true of "real DRM" too...)

An "effective copy protection mechanism" is one that effectively limits how many copies can be made. SWFs are freely distributed on web servers; they are copied limitlessly, without any restrictions, in the normal course of their use. Adobe is blowing smoke when they claim SWF Verification has any pertinence to the DMCA.