i.gizmodo.com - 2/13/2009
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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 Copyright Office has a rulemaking session for the ...
eff.org - 2/13/2009
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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 ...
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Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal
news.cnet.com - 2/13/2009
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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 ...
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Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright
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Jailbreaking is copyright infringement and a DMCA violation (illegal) says Apple
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... on car buffs tinkering in their garages. After all, the culture of tinkering (or hacking, if you prefer) is an important part of our innovation economy.
Of course, many iPhone owners will be happy to choose solely from the applications that Apple is willing to approve, just like many Ford owners are happy relying exclusively on their local Ford dealer. But if you want to pop the hood, the DMCA surely shouldn't stand in your way.
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The Week in iPhone Apps: Essential Jailbreak Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
Apple just today declared jailbreaking illegal. So, in outlaw style, it's a good day to take a break from the App Store to peruse the naughty treasures available to jailbreakers via Cydia. As you're well aware by now, Apple's official SDK limits apps from doing lots of things, like cut and paste, video capture, and dubiously legal things like NES emulation. All of the apps listed here do something Apple doesn't approve of, and they can be found by searching Cydia, an installer that automatically appears on your iPhone once you've successfully complete ...
Cydia Opening Parallel Paid App Store for Jailbreak Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... purchasing apps such as Snapture and PDAnet simpler and could breed innovation for potentially useful nonsanctioned apps, but it also provides a single, unified target for Apple should they decide to start hurling lawyers at the jailbreak scene. Though the company hasn't specifically responded to this announcement, it'd be naive to think they won't: in effect, Freeman, who has already hired a lawyer, has just announced that he plans on making money on a process that Apple claimed to be totally illegal just a few weeks ago. Good luck? [ ...
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