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DanBC on May 25, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untrace...

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"Homebuilt PC without DRM" [...] pretend it was written in 2023

The implication is that the machine is built to circumvent DRM, not just to avoid using any DRMd media. Obviously avoiding DRMd media is legal. But using something to circumvent DRM is illegal.

To directly answer your question: Licensed software and permission from rights holders.

mikeash on May 25, 2013 [–]

You said "is currently", as in, such a thing is illegal right now.

There's nothing illegal about not having licensed software on your computer.

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