The issue seems rather simple really, you buy a piece of hardware, you should be able to run whatever you want on the hardware.
The most you might expect is that you invalidate the warranty?


The problem is the people who make the laws are still mystified by the electronic voodoo magic some people do and think that the internet is some magic portal to a far away land where their are fantastical beasts like trolls and women =P
Try the UK's "Digital Economy Act 2010"...............it is a classic example. It assumes that people will use "free" wireless hotspots to download copyright material