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It is not illegal, to my knowledge no court has ruled on the matter and the only judgment (PYSTAR) that even remotely relates to OSX on no apple hardware and it
by kls 17y ago
It is not illegal, to my knowledge no court has ruled on the matter and the only judgment (PYSTAR) that even remotely relates to OSX on no apple hardware and it had to do with copyright violations. Copyright protects distribution and public display of the media not the use of the private use of media. Companies have tried to blur this line by expanding what copyright encompass. If they want it to be illegal they need to provide a crypto key at the hardware layer that the software communicates with, as breaking cryptography does violate several laws.
- zppx 17y agoOkay, thanks for the clarification, I wrote my original commentary without much caution, the user just not followed the EULA, that what I wanted to say, which to my knowledge is illegal in my country.
- rbanffy 17y agoThere are countries where the EULA clause that restricts what you can do with the software is void. Brazil (where I live) is one example.
- zppx 17y agoThanks for the information, I'm Brazilian as well, I will study more about the legal situation, someone that worked in a large software industry here in Brazil (he is trustworthy), told me that it is illegal, I have to look further and not take for granted what people say to me.