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You may violate Apple's EULA by running macOS on non-Apple hardware, but it's not illegal (it's not a criminal offence).

• chii 7y ago
  most people don't understand the difference between a civil offence and a criminal offence (which is what i would use the term "illegal" to describe). Violating a contract is not "illegal", but is a civil offense, and requires the other party to sue you to recover damages. Copyright infringement is also not "illegal", but is a civil offense (however, i do believe that a lot of copyright lobbies want to change copyright violations to be a criminal offence, so they won't need to sue, but instead use public prosecution to recover their damages).
  • Hello71 7y ago
    This is terrible legal advice. Criminal penalties for copyright infringement offenses have existed since at least 1897 in the United States, and at least 1921 in Canada.
  • jlgaddis 7y ago
    While I understand the point you were trying to convey WRT the differences between civil and criminal offenses, copyright infringement is not a particularly good example of this. > The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by fines and federal imprisonment. [0] [0]: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/piracy-ip-theft/fbi-anti-piracy-warning-seal https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/piracy-ip...
• pjmlp 7y ago
  That depends pretty much on the jurisdiction.
• richardwhiuk 7y ago
  It may be a violation of the DMCA, which makes it a criminal offence.
  • eivarv 7y ago
    The only way this would violate the DMCA is if you pirated the operating system.