Technically it's illegal. But, technically, you should take it. Doing things that feel right but are still illegal--that's the spice of life. Just ask Henry David Thoreau, he'll tell you.
To get around the moral hand-wringing part, here's what you should do: make it a very hard, and very illegal-seeming to do.
Repel down your building in a black jumpsuit. Instead of using a dremel, use a file. And do this every night for a month until you've finally cracked the code and 'liberated' that cycle.
Also, shifty eyes are key.