DRM Chair only works 8 times (hackaday.com)

So if I bought this chair and took a hammer and some nails to it, I would be in violation of the DMCA?

The comparison breaks down when you remember that you can't copy-paste a chair. Or download one.

OH WAIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM4zV77cFhU

3D printing will bring a ton of disruption.

I like it as a concept, but I was hoping for some kind of ratcheting mechanism ... a little pin in a zig-zag groove so that the eighth time you stand up it releases and the legs fall off.