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> Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles were actually legal Is it not?
by LeoPanthera 6y ago
> Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles were actually legal
Is it not?
- denkmoon 6y agoObviously depends where you are. DMCA legislates against circumvention of copyright protection mechanisms.
- surround 6y agoSo if I make a modification to add “competing app stores, free and open source apps/games, cool hardware features,” how does this violate DMCA?
- SilverRed 6y agoIf you have to break DRM features to add your app store then you are in violation of the DMCA technically. But there is no reason you should care if you are outside of the US
- DanBC 6y agoCircumvention of technical measures is part of law in many countries. See this example from the UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technological-protection-measures-tpms-complaints-process https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technological-pro... > Technological Protection Measures (TPMs) (also known as copy protection measures or DRM) are often used to protect copyright works, for example, through encryption on DVDs. TPMs can have a important role in enabling copyright owners (rightsholders) to offer content to consumers in different ways, as well as protecting against unlawful copying (piracy). UK law protects the right of copyright owners to use TPMs to protect their works, and circumvention of such technology is illegal.
- MarioMan 6y agoIt’s an old article, but it’s laid out nicely here: https://www.macworld.com/article/1152935/jailbreak_exemption.html https://www.macworld.com/article/1152935/jailbreak_exemption... Essentially, bypassing DRM is a violation of the DCMA unless it has received an exemption from the government. Exemptions must be reevaluated every three years else they expire.