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It's not illegal. For precendent, see Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. from 2004. Basically, the DMCA does not protect encryption
by btrask 14y ago
It's not illegal. For precendent, see Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. from 2004. Basically, the DMCA does not protect encryption designed purely for vendor lock-in. The Wikipedia has a good overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexmark_Int%27l_v._Static_Control_Components https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexmark_Int%27l_v._Static_Cont...
Edit: And more broadly, reverse engineering is not a crime.
- tobiasbischoff 14y agoone could discuss if this encryption is for vendor lock in or for preventing someone from dumping the raw-data stream of DRM'emd material. remember the time the airport expresses and airplay for music came to market all music files in the store had fairplay DRM. and while it might not be illegal in all countries, it's clearly against apples terms of use.