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		ranger_danger 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the loc... > sharing the key would be illegal How so? And what region are you referring to? There are many countries in the world with vastly different laws.

tgsovlerkhgsel 19 days ago [–]

Unfortunately, the "region" would be the 193 member states of WIPO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-circumvention

So, you are right, the laws in Micronesia, Palau and South Sudan might be vastly different.

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