At every one and each Video or Electronic Fair held in Europe, the police confiscated hundreds of HDMI "free" devices from Chinese and Taiwanese exposants. In Germany, all the incoming mail are also checked. At least in theory. These devices are available only in the countries that enjoy a certain "relation" to "smugglers" (Free trade zones - like Canarias, Malta, "private" business like all the Pakistani/Indian commerce within the Commonsweatlh and so on). Bottomline: unless the law changes, these devices are not legal.