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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Yes, it is illegal in the US to sell DRM removal software. There is no doubt about this whatever. See 17 USC Sec. 1201 (a)(2)
The punishment for violating that provision "wilfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain" are a fine of up to $500,000 and/or imprisonment for 5 years.
And this is why there are no US companies selling DVD ripping software. This doesn't mean that DVD ripping software isn't available for sale to US citizens, as it may not be illegal in the home countries of the firms selling it. (It isn't in Canada, for instance, at least until the next copyright bill there passes.) |
I'm not saying it isn't illegal, I'm saying that you can buy it in America.