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news.cnet.com - 2/13/2009

Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright

— news.cnet.com — 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 ... (more) Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright

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appleinsider.com - 2/13/2009

Apple and EFF argue over iPhone jailbreaking

— appleinsider.com — The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed requests with the US Copyright Office to exempt activities from legal... threats under the DMCA, one of which attacks Apple's secured software business model on the iPhone. (more) Apple and EFF argue over iPhone jailbreaking

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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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News: Apple: Jailbreaking iPhones and iPod touches is illegal
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... filed with the U.S. Copyright Office related to a proposed new exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which would explicitly allow jailbreaking of iPhones, Apple has argued that jailbreaking constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, and is therefore illegal. The company claims that jailbroken iPhones depend on modified versions of Apple’s copyrighted bootloader and operating system software, and that these more open versions compromise safety, security, and reliability, along with making it easier for users who wish to pirate software. In ...

Apple Says Jailbreaking iPhones Is Illegal, Dammit [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... 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. ...

Jailbreaking is copyright infringement and a DMCA violation (illegal) says Apple
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Fred von Lohmann, a legal representative from the EFF, says that recent comments filed by Apple (PDF) with the Copyright Office as part of the ...

Apple: iPhone Jailbreaking is Breaking the Law
Gearlog — ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation, naturally, is not taking such claims lying down. The organization is siding with the hundreds of thousands of user who have already jailbroken their phones, "ask[ing] the Copyright Office to recognize an exemption to the DMCA to permit jailbreaking in order to allow iPhone owners to use their phones with applications that are not available from Apple's store (e.g., turn-by-turn directions, using the iPhone camera for video, laptop tethering)."

Apple files opposition to DMCA exemption for jailbreaking
Macworld — ... did require jailbroken phones to use. For its part, the EFF has rebutted that Apple is ignoring a significant body of law having to do with reverse engineering and compares the company’s arguments on security, safety, and reliability with car manufacturers insisting that consumers use only replacement parts from the manufacutrer itself. There’s a lot in Apple’s filing, and the company brings some interesting data to bear, such as the additional costs of jailbreaking to Apple’s support resources: Apple’s iPhone support department has received literally millions of reported ...

Apple and EFF spar over iPhone jailbreaking and the DMCA
Engadget — ... Uh oh, Ashton, it looks like Apple might have a thing or two to say about that jailbroken iPhone of yours. Every three years the Copyright Office asks for proposed exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act's rules against breaking access protections, and ...

Apple says jailbreaking is illegal
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the news that Apple has filed comments with the US Copyright Office stating that the act of jailbreaking your iPhone is a copyright infringement and a ...

Apple and EFF argue over iPhone jailbreaking
AppleInsider — ... to the DMCA for "computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the telephone handset." Fred von Lohmann, writing for the EFF , called Apple's software restrictions for only allowing approved software to be installed via iTunes "corporate paternalism" and said it was comparable to an automaker welding shut the hood of its cars to only allow servicing to be done by authorized ...

iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal. No It’s Not. Who Cares?
Digital Daily — ... So the Electronic Frontier Foundation can argue that jailbreaking is protected under fair-use doctrines. And it can urge the Copyright Office to add a jailbreaking exemption to the DMCA on the grounds that “the culture of tinkering (or hacking, if you prefer) is an important part of our innovation economy.” And Apple (AAPL) can insist that such an exemption is “an attack on Apple’s particular business choices with respect to the design of the iPhone mobile computing platform and the strategy for delivering applications software for the iPhone through the iPhone ...

Apple Calls Jailbreaking iPhones a Crime
Cult of Mac — ... Apple has filed a response to an Electronic Frontier Foundation request that the US Copyright Office exempt from the provisions of the ...

Apple Says Jailbreaking is Not Legal
Apple iPhone Blog — ... up. Recording video, using Siphone for VOIP and Backgrounder for multi-tasking enabling your iPhone - are just a couple of great examples of functionality that iPhone gets after jailbreaking. Finally, iPhone is a great device based on a legendary operating system. After jailbreaking we have a total control on the device and while this might not be important for most of the iPhone users, for technology enthusiasts and power users, jailbreaking is important. Source: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/apple-says-jailbreaking-illegal ...

Apple Says Jailbreaking is Not Legal
Apple iPhone Blog — ... up. Recording video, using Siphone for VOIP and Backgrounder for multi-tasking enabling your iPhone - are just a couple of great examples of functionality that iPhone gets after jailbreaking. Finally, iPhone is a great device based on a legendary operating system. After jailbreaking we have a total control on the device and while this might not be important for most of the iPhone users, for technology enthusiasts and power users, jailbreaking is important. Source: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/apple-says-jailbreaking-illegal ...

Free iPhone tethering options
The Apple Core — ... but that it requires lots of manual configuration. If you’re gun shy about jailbreaking your iPhone in light of Apple’s insistance that it’s illegal , you’ll have to wait for the ...

EFF: iPhone Jailbreaking is Good, Apple: No Way
iPodObserver — The Electronic Frontier Foundation is trying to convince the U.S. Copyright office that Apple's stance against hacking the iPhone to allow unauthorized applications to run goes against the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. The organization is asking for a DMCA exception for iPhone owners, but Apple claimed that iPhone hacking, or jailbreaking, amounts to copyright infringement and doesn't warrant a DMCA exception. The only way to add Apple-approved applications to the iPhone is through the company's online App Store, leaving users that want apps that aren't available at the ...

Mozilla, Skype join EFF in supporting jailbreakers
The Apple Core — ... would strip Apple of its ability to charge groups with DMCA violations for circumventing the iPhone’s security by modifying Apple’s internal iPhone software, as long as they did it under the cover of “enabling interoperability,” according to the exemption wording proposed by the EFF. More information on Apple’s quest to make jailbreaking illegal can be found on the Electronic Frontier Foundation Web site.

Apple Says Jailbreaking the iPhone is Illegal….
Touch Podium — ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked the Copyright Office to create an exemption to allow iPhone owners to run applications that are not available from the AppStore on their phones. ...

How to Take Your iPhone Overseas
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Before you get on the plane, you need to both hack and unlock your iPhone. (Note: Jailbreaking is not illegal, although Apple is trying to make it so.) Otherwise, you'll end up sticking in an international SIM card, only to be greeted with the "Invalid SIM" message. (Or if you're on AT&T and you opt for an international roaming plan, you'll likely end up paying more than your plane tickets just to use your iPhone.) ...

February Blog Bits: From Safari 4 to iPhone Headsets
The Mac Observer — ... ). As it turns out, a similar hassle (but with only 8 screws) is needed to upgrade the RAM for the new 15" MacBook Pro. The upgrade procedure for prior generations of MacBooks and MacBook Pros is considerably simpler. Is it time to start longing for the "good ol' days"? Apple claims jailbreaking is illegal. A couple of weeks ago, Apple made it clear that it has no plans to declare a truce with those who want to jailbreak their iPhones. The Electronic Frontier Foundation requested that the U.S. Copyright Office "recognize an exemption to the DMCA to permit jailbreaking in ...

Apple likes jailbroken iPhones too
The Apple Core — ... The gaff is particularly embarrassing because just last month Apple said that jailbreaking was illegal claiming that it’s a DMCA violation and involves copyright infringement. Is Apple’s use of a jailbroken iPhone in a patent application an endorsement of jailbreaking, or a tacit agreement that its own OS is insufficient? Don’t bet your life on it, but it’s pretty funny nonetheless.