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In England: format shifting isn't a criminal offence (unless you do enough of it to affect business, or you do it as part of a business). The rights holders could sue to recover the cost of the media, but it's confusing what that would be. It keeps going into and out of law -- sometimes it's allowed, sometimes forbidden. I have no idea what the status is now. There's potentially something there about circumventing a technical measure, but again that's not a criminal offence.

There are exceptions if you're making something accessible.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/107

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...



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