Some devs eventually patch games to (intentionally) remove DRM, like removing Denuvo ~6 months after release because they intended to just curb release day pira

Some devs eventually patch games to (intentionally) remove DRM, like removing Denuvo ~6 months after release because they intended to just curb release day piracy. But now I wonder if devs would breach copyright/contract by distributing a cracked version, i.e. one that still "has" the DRM but also contains a logical workaround or something, essentially disclosing how to bypass it. (Even if the crack was already available on pirate sites)