First there is no such thing as the "EUCD law", all EU member states interpret and implement EU directives how they want. I believe that the UK implementation of the EU copyright directive is The Copyright and related rights regulations 2003 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_and_Related_Rights_Regulations_2003>
I belive the relevant section of the act is here<http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=Copyright+and+Related+Rights+Regulations&Year=2003&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=860007&ActiveTextDocId=860053&filesize=77916> IANAL, but as I read it "Circumvention of technical devices applied to computer programs" is only unlawful if you're doing it in order to start selling copies of $copyrighted_work, breaking DRM in order to watch Dr Who on you Linux box won't earn you a criminal record. Vijay. On 13/03/2008, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 13/03/2008, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When the BBC limits the MP4 stream to Apple hardware devices, it is > implementing DRM, which it is certainly illegal to break in the USA > (because of the DMCA law) and I believe illegal to break across the > EU, including the UK, because of the EUCD law. (But I don't know of > people being jailed under EUCD, whereas dozens have been in the USA.) >
