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Cinavia illegal in the UK?

Not sure if anyone's still updating this page, but the Cinavia system may be illegal (at least for retail purchased media) in the United Kingdom.

Statutory Instrument 2014 No 2361 - The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014 may shed some light on this:

28B Personal copies for private use

1. The making of a copy of a work, other than a computer program, by an individual does not infringe copyright in the work provided that the copy—
   1. is a copy of—
      1. the individual’s own copy of the work, or
      2. a personal copy of the work made by the individual,
   2. is made for the individual’s private use, and
   3. is made for ends which are neither directly nor indirectly commercial

Section 5(c) explicitly allows copies to be made “for the purposes of storage, including in an electronic storage area accessed by means of the internet or similar means which is accessible only by the individual (and the person responsible for the storage area).” Format shifting is also covered under Section 5(b).

See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2361/pdfs/uksi_20142361_en.pdf for the full text of the legislation.

Of particular interest is section 296ZEA, which gives an individual the power to apply to the Secretary Of State who can then order the copyright owners to remove the protection where it limits "fair use".

The solution to Cinavia may be a political rather than technical one. Hopefully this doesn't count as "original research", but perhaps someone with more legal expertise than me (I am not a lawyer) may wish to update the article? Squirrel (talk) 21:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC)