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news.cnet.com - 2/13/2009

Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright

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Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and infringes on its copyright, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Jailbreaking an iPhone with software like Installer.app or Cydia ...

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eff.org - 2/13/2009

Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal

— eff.org — Jailbreaking an iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, says Apple in comments filed with the... Copyright Office as part of the 2009 DMCA triennial rulemaking . This marks the first formal public statement by Apple about its ... (more) Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal

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i.gizmodo.com - 2/13/2009

Apple Says Jailbreaking iPhones Is Illegal, Dammit [Apple]

— i.gizmodo.com — For the first time ever, Apple has said publicly that jailbreaking iPhones is illegal. In comments filed... with the US copyright office, Apple says that jailbreaking is copyright infringement and a violation of the DMCA. Every three years, the US ... (more) Apple Says Jailbreaking iPhones Is Illegal, Dammit [Apple]

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iphonebuzz.com - 2/16/2009

Apple: iPhone jailbreaking breaks the law, voids warranty

— iphonebuzz.com — Apple has publicly saying that "jailbreaking" (and seems it's involving "unlocking" as well) an iPhone is breaking... the law and voiding the warranty. What?! Arik Hesseldahl of Business Week wrote: The statement was Apple’s first official comment ... (more) Apple: iPhone jailbreaking breaks the law, voids warranty

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Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright and DMCA; EFF asks for DMCA exemption
MacDailyNews — ... a DMCA exemption on behalf of iPhone owners who have chosen to jailbreak their iPhones, or bypass the restriction Apple places on standard iPhones that only allows the installation of applications from approved sources: the App Store," Krazit reports. "In its response to the Copyright Offic, Apple disagreed that such an exemption was proper because the very act of jailbreaking the iPhone results in copyright infringement," Krazit reports. More info and links in the full article here .

Apple: iPhone jailbreaking breaks the law, voids warranty
iPhone Buzz — ... potential damage to the device and other potential harmful physical effects.” It also constitutes a breach of contract, Apple attorney David Hayes of Fenwick and West wrote. If Apple really does decide to crack down on the jailbreaking developers and their works, it would be really weird. The idea of jailbreaking comes out due to some iPhone's limitation, meaning that it's a part of the creativity, innovation... So what do you think? [via CNET]

Apple: iPhone jailbreaking breaks the law, voids warranty
Top iPhone News — ... to the device and other potential harmful physical effects.” It also constitutes a breach of contract, Apple attorney David Hayes of Fenwick and West wrote. If Apple really does decide to crack down on the jailbreaking developers and their works, it would be really weird. The idea of jailbreaking comes out due to some iPhone’s limitation, meaning that it’s a part of the creativity, innovation… So what do you think? [via CNET]

Apple To Jailbreakers: Back Off -- We Have The Law On Our Side
iSmashPhone — ... jailbreaks are facilitated with automated systems like Cydia and the Devteam toolsets, which require no great programming skill on the part of the phone owner. Whether or not Apple gets their way with the Copyright Office, there's certainly an anti-bootlegging/anti-officially-available-app sentiment floating through the developer community, with some coders toying with the idea of designing their app to recognize it's on a jailbroken phone -- and refuse to work. [Via CNET] ...