When Is Cracking Legal ? Have Your Say !

[hesperus]

If there's some digital media you'd like to see cracked -- a copy-protected DVD, say -- then now's the time to tell the U.S. Copyright Office.
The Copyright Office is conducting a periodic review of anti-cracking provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and is seeking submissions from the public

In the last review, the office allowed the cracking of web-filtering technology to see what sites are filtered out; bypassing copy protection on computer programs or video games available only in obsolete formats; cracking ebook copy-protection to allow the blind to use read-aloud software; and cracking computer programs protected by hardware devices, or "dongles," that are malfunctioning.

Hmmm. Hope that dongle malfunctions before it expires . . . .

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[tenzenryu]

I would like to know if it is legal to crack the copy protection on Playstation 2 games and on computer games. My kids go through the disks like wildfire meaning that I essentially pay £ 30 or £ 40 for about 1 months play. It seems very unfair to have to go out and buy a game i have already bought (even second hand). Why can't I master copy it?

[nihil]

You can..............and it is legal in the UK

[tenzenryu]

Thanks for the head's up. what is the best software to do this?

R

[i2c]

First hit on google -

http://game-copy-software-review.top...ps2-games.html

i2c

[kr5kernel]

Its legal to burn your games as a backup, pending that you still own the original. SImilar to site licensing when you purchase large amount of software.

[Aspman]

legal in the UK

That's the important bit. It's different in every country and can be different depending on whether it is data, music or video. Encrypted or unencrypted.

I don't think it is legal in too many country to break any copyright protection measures.

[MRLEFTNUTZ]

cracking is already LEGAL!!!!

[kr5kernel]

try passing that one by microsoft...you can no longer get windows updates with cracked versions of xp.

[the_JinX]

Originally posted here by kr5kernel
try passing that one by microsoft...you can no longer get windows updates with cracked versions of xp.

Oh yeah.. genuine advantage.. lol...

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