Re:Why I Bid $700 for a Stolen PSN Account
by celticninja on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @03:32AM
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DMCA only applies in the US, making copies of items you own for personal use is legal in the UK for example.
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Re:Why I Bid $700 for a Stolen PSN Account
by Mindwipe on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:06AM
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No it isn't.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-q...
And even when it was, you weren't allowed to break encryption to do so.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140328/07561926719/uk-fi...
Indeed, in some cases even importing (i.e downloading from a foreign server) software to do so is a criminal offence in the UK and carries a potential prison sentence.