The DMCA is an american law. Last time I looked, I don't live in america.
Per the wise words of a certain German musical group: we're all living in America.
Per the wise words of a certain british poet and philosopher "You can't always get what you waaaaant."
Effectively does not matter if you aren't distributing. Format shifting shouldn't be illegal, regardless.
>Effectively does not matter if you aren't distributing.
While publishers don't usually go after end users, they do very often go after the people who make and/or distribute the tools. So, just because you can remove the DRM today doesn't mean you will be able to tomorrow. And it usually means you're downloading and running software on your PC by someone who is not deterred much by something being illegal.