Free-software concerns with Europe's radio directive

In a similar vein you are likely to find a small class 3b laser inside yout DVD rewriter. Larger instances of this class of laser call for eye protection, laser on signs on doors and interlocks such that opennig the door turns the laser turned off. The power supplies, whcih do amps and lots of kV, are pronbably more dangerous that the light but those rules exist for good reasons.

A DVD rewriter is a class 1 laser device, which is completely safe, because the beam is confined within the DVD device and you don't need any door interlocks to own or use ir. There are almost certainly few impediments to you removing the covers and misusing the class 3b laser to damage yout eyes. You can damage your eyes with class 2 lasers too but that requires special effort.

I would think is it not unreasonable to ask manifacturers not to provide otions to violate the spectrum refulations out the box. Those using unofficial firwmare should definitely be resposnvble for enusring they sollow the rules.