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Cracking this dongle; wouldn't this be a federal offence in the US? Not being snarky - genuine question! I am not from the US :-)
by firecall 8mo ago
Cracking this dongle; wouldn't this be a federal offence in the US?
Not being snarky - genuine question!
I am not from the US :-)
- userbinator 8mo agoIt probably is; and so is going 10 over the speed limit.
- direwolf20 8mo agoYes and in every country that adopted a copyright treaty with the US, so all of them except China
- garaetjjte 8mo agoWhile WIPO mandates similar wording not every implementation makes software-only patch criminal.
- TMWNN 8mo ago>Cracking this dongle; wouldn't this be a federal offence in the US? No. As of 2003 there is a DMCA exemption for "computer programs protected by dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or damage and which are obsolete". <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_preservation#Legal_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_preservation#Legal_...>