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Originally Posted by murraypaul
No, it isn't.
The article you have quoted from is from 2014. In 2015 the change it mentions was overturned by judicial review.
It is illegal to format shift in the UK.
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And how many people ANYWHERE have been or will be prosecuted for breaking DRM keys / removing DRM / format shifting / making backups etc purely for personal use, not publishing the method or sharing /selling the content?
No rights holder will sue (copyright violation) because they have to demonstrate loss, there is none on content legitimately purchased and used personally. Also they'd not want the bad publicity
No police force / prosecutor will bring it to court either under a criminal charge on a supposed technical issue when there is zero evidence of any intent to republish/redistribute/share.
There is real piracy, mostly by criminals or commercial organisations. The idea that any private individual removing DRM and format shifting for personal consumption of stuff they actually bought would be sued or prosecuted is fantasy. And there are vested interests that don't want such court cases as it might actually unravel DRM. There is no basis for DRM other than to control the customer. It has almost no effect on piracy.