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work_4lpdi25frrggrkefuo7w7bqh7m	Eric Clark	Hacking as a form of "self-improvement"	2005.0	1	.pdf	application/pdf	811	74	68	eric.clark@villanova.edu When does hacking one's own property pose an ethical problem? Keywords: Hacking, firmware, DVDs, cell phones, digital A far newer and much less debated aspect of hacking relates to why would one "hack" into one's own phone or camera? example of this is the camera/phone feature on the latest U.S. mobile phone manufacturers to install software to prevent the downloading instructions on the art of unlocking SIM cards on imported phones Another good example of manufacturer installed blocking features is Canon's Rebel 300D digital camera. A highly publicized example of this type of "hacking" relates to ownership of DVDs. 321 Studios released DVDXCOPY, a product features installed by unlocking blocking devices but where do they Ethical criteria separating legal from illegal "hacking" have yet to be [5] http://www.cellphonehacks.com, last accessed 20-02-05. [7] http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/canon300dfw2/, last accessed [8] http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html, last accessed [9] http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64453,00.html, [10] http://www.321studios.com/, last accessed 20-02-2005.	./cache/work_4lpdi25frrggrkefuo7w7bqh7m.pdf	./txt/work_4lpdi25frrggrkefuo7w7bqh7m.txt