Change "break the law" to "go against the wishes of the copyright holder", and the answer is yes.
When you buy the device, it's yours.
The perception that copyright allows the copyright holder to dictate everything you do with a device or piece of content is spurious, and the more people realize that, the better.
The perception that copyright allows the copyright holder to dictate everything you do with a device or piece of content is spurious
In a reasonable world, this would be true. But sadly Apple is most likely correct as a matter of law. The DMCA prohibits "circumvention" of copyright protection measures, regardless of whether you're doing so for the purpose of copyright infringement. It's a backdoor method of eliminating fair use, and like many other companies Apple has figured out how to take advantage of it to deny our property rights.
