Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: US Gov't Makes Jailbreaking Legal
Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: US Gov't Makes Jailbreaking Legal
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 09:16:55AM -0400, James Alcasid wrote:
> Was jailbreaking even illegal to begin with as in SWAT teams kicking down
> doors and DOJ prosecuting a domestic war against jailbreaking, arrest
> warrants being issued? It sure is in violation of AppleĀ¹s EULA, but I do not
> think illegal in my limited legal opinion.
Oh, I am sure someone will challenge this in court. EULA vs. USGov't.
J
>
>
> On 7/29/10 9:10 AM, "Kim, Andy (Gregg)" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> >
> > The new government rules, however, won't stop Apple from continuing its
> > practice of disabling jailbroken phones with software upgrades.
> >
> > You know what that means owners of such phones might not be able to take
> > advantage of software improvements, and they still run the risk of voiding
> > their warranty. All the new rules do is exempt the user from legal liability.
> >
> > Andy Kim
> > Dir of I T
> > U.S. Senator Judd Gregg
> >
> >
> > ------ Forwarded Message
> > From: "Blackmon Jerry (Contractor)" <email@hidden>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:58:07 -0400
> > To: Carlos <email@hidden>
> > Cc: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
> > Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: US Gov't Makes Jailbreaking Legal
> >
> > I had the exact same reaction, but apparently there's a provision in the DMCA
> > that requires the Librarian of Congress to make blanket fair use
> > determinations every three years or so. I don't know details or specifics
> > though.
>
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