marți, 10 august 2010
U.S. Government Allows iPhone Jailbreaking
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has issued a press release announcing the government’s policy changes that came at the request of the EFF and has posted the full document issued by the Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress.
On balance, the Register concludes that when one jailbreaks a smartphone in order to make the operating system on that phone interoperable with an independently created application that has not been approved by the maker of the smartphone or the maker of its operating system, the modifications that are made purely for the purpose of such interoperability are fair uses. Case law and Congressional enactments reflect a judgment that interoperability is favored. The Register also finds that designating a class of works that would permit jailbreaking for purposes of interoperability will not adversely affect the market for or value of the copyrighted works to the copyright owner.
Also, the U.S. Library of Congress stated that copyright concerns can not be used to prohibit unlocking of mobile phones under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). However, carriers can continue to prevent unlocking in many circumstances and can also pursue cases against individuals by citing breach of contract under the carriers’ ToS (Terms of Service).
- source:
engadget.com
eff.org
eff.org (DMCA PDF Document)
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