Use of a Player with a Code
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Question
I found an audio player a year ago. I tried to find the owner of the player in many ways, but he was never found. The player has a code and therefore I could not enter into its system to try to find identifying details. Is it permitted to use it?
Answer
Hello,
To use the player, you will need to bypass the code. Then you will be able to know to whom to return it.
If the cost of bypassing is less than the player itself, you can demand the cost of bypassing from the owner of the player.
If even after bypassing you do not identify to whom the player belongs, you may use it, but you must record in a safe place that you are obligated to return the lost item to whoever comes to claim it and provides identifying signs.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 262