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Apple Developer Agreement Forbids Writing Jailbreak and DRM Cracking Apps [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... program are now expressly forbidden from writing iPhone apps that can be installed via jailbreak, or any software for any Apple technology that messes with security or DRM. ...

News: New iPhone SDK bans jailbreaking, non-Store app making
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — The latest version of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, which developers must agree to before downloading and/or using the iPhone SDK or beta versions of the iPhone OS, has added a clause forbidding developers from working on or assisting with jailbreak projects or jailbroken applications. According to Ars Technica, the clause also forbids developers from jailbreaking their own devices. The move follows comments ...

iPhone OS 3.0 beta successfully jailbroken
Macworld — ... says that a Russian hacker has released an “unofficial” jailbreak for the beta software (that is, one not developed by the iPhone Dev Team that maintains the QuickPWN jailbreaking software). Of course, the iPhone 3.0 software—which is currently in its second beta release—is only available to programmers who are paid members of Apple’s iPhone Developer Program. In related news, Ars Technica reported on Wednesday that the latest version of Apple’s SDK agreement, which developers are required to agree to when they download the iPhone beta OS, appears to prohibit developers from ...

Latest iPhone SDK developer agreement forbids jailbreaking, creating apps for jailbroken iPhones
MacDailyNews — ... way other than the App Store or Ad Hoc distribution—which of course rules out distribution via Cydia, free or otherwise," Foresman reports. "These provisions aren't likely to stop the iPhone Dev Team from working on a jailbreak for iPhone OS 3.0, but there are certainly developers who will think twice about helping in those efforts or distributing a rejected app for jailbroken phones, lest they lose access to the iPhone developer program altogether," Foresman reports. Full article here .

No Pwnage Beyond This Point! OS 3.0 SDK Draws Line In The Sand
iSmashPhone — ... or other Apple software or technology, or enable others to do so; and (f) Applications developed using the Apple Software may only be distributed if selected by Apple (in its sole discretion) for distribution via the App Store or for limited distribution on Registered Devices (ad hoc distribution) as contemplated in this Agreement. Oh, and those mirthful noises you hear?  That's the Dev-Team pointing and laughing at the above clause. [Via Ars Technica] ...

App developer agreement puts a ban on jailbreaking
iPhone Buzz — ... Jailbreaking allows access to apps that Apple doesn't approve of and enables unlocking the phone from approved carriers. It also allows users and developers access to the UNIX underpinnings of iPhone OS. Developers thinking of distributing a rejected app for jailbroken phones, lose access to the iPhone developer program altogether. Jailbreaking is likely to occur even with these provisions. Apple will just be keeping a closer eye on proceedings. [via Ars Technica]

App developer agreement puts a ban on jailbreaking
Top iPhone News — ... Jailbreaking allows access to apps that Apple doesn’t approve of and enables unlocking the phone from approved carriers. It also allows users and developers access to the UNIX underpinnings of iPhone OS. Developers thinking of distributing a rejected app for jailbroken phones, lose access to the iPhone developer program altogether. Jailbreaking is likely to occur even with these provisions. Apple will just be keeping a closer eye on proceedings. [via Ars Technica]

Apple’s Stance Gets Sterner on Jailbreaking in Latest Developer License Agreement
TheAppleBlog — ... The news from Ars Technica comes via changes to the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, which is part of signing up for the iPhone Developer Program itself. Updates to the Agreement now prevent developers from jailbreaking their own phones, assisting in jailbreaking efforts, and developing apps for use with jailbroken devices. The exact wording of the new clauses are as follows: ...

Memo to Apple re Jailbreaking: You Win; I Give Up
The Mac Observer — ... this decision? Because, while there are still benefits to jailbreaking, the cost-to-benefit ratio keeps increasing. I'm not talking about any single big change here but rather the accumulation of many tiny cuts. With each new cut, it becomes harder to make the case for jailbreaking. To borrow another metaphor, there are now enough straws on the camel's back to break it. The most recent straw came from the revised "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement," which (as noted in this ars technica article ) specifically prohibits App Store developers from supporting or ...