--- Mark Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Here's a relevant Federal law.  
> http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/1029NEW.htm
> 
> It might also be covered under some state laws. There might also be  
> other federal laws involved.
> 
> I'm not qualified to render a legal opinion, but this particular law
> is  
> written to deal with the issue of changing the ESN for unauthorized
> use  
> of telecommunications services (among other things). However, since
> the  
> IMEI isn't really used for authentication, it doesn't sound like the 
> 
> law would cover changing the IMEI.
> 
> Now, cloning a SIM might well be covered. I really don't know.

I'm not sure how US law works, but I know in Europe cloning an IMEI is
extremely illegal and will put you in the slammer for doing so.  It may
not have the repercussions in the US as much since IMEI is relatively
new compared to ESN.


                
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