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The DMCA provides the legal basis. The hardware controls access to protected works, so circumvention of it (i.e. modifying the hardware) is a crime.
by ootachi 16y ago
The DMCA provides the legal basis. The hardware controls access to protected works, so circumvention of it (i.e. modifying the hardware) is a crime.
- metageek 16y agoBut does the hardware prevent copying? It prevents you from running a game without Sony's imprimatur, but that's not the same thing. If the hardware does not effectively prevent copying, the DMCA does not apply.