the act of unlocking isn't illegal. in fact, operators in the EU are obliged to provide some sort of unlocking service (mostly for a fee). however, "inofficial" software to do that usually implements some circumvention method which might be considered illegal in some countries - namely the US. (reverse engineering, DMCA) i have no authority i just based that on my experience with this board... so far, i had a reaction to every report i made, though i don't visit here often any more. maybe that has changed... too bad.