QUOTE(kennethk @ May 31 2011, 02:54 PM)

Because in reality the only thing your doing is breaking their terms by opening it up right?
its illegal under the DMCA in the US, and probably also illegal under the Digital Economy Act in the UK, DADVSI in France and the Copyright Directive in the EU
however there have been no successful prosecutions (and only 1 attempted) under any of these laws