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DMCA only applies in the US, making copies of items you own for personal use is legal in the UK for example.
by celticninja 8y ago
DMCA only applies in the US, making copies of items you own for personal use is legal in the UK for example.
- Mindwipe 8y agoNo it isn't. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-quashes-regulations-copy-cds-musicians https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-q... And even when it was, you weren't allowed to break encryption to do so. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140328/07561926719/uk-finally-legalizes-cd-dvd-ripping-youre-still-not-allowed-to-circumvent-drm.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140328/07561926719/uk-fi... Indeed, in some cases even importing (i.e downloading from a foreign server) software to do so is a criminal offence in the UK and carries a potential prison sentence. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/296ZB https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/296ZB