appleinsider.com — In a filling with the US Copyright Office, Mozilla and Skype have added their voices of support to a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act related to iPhone jailbreaking.
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znicketFeb 19, 2009
Khast - No - the physical form of the iPhone is your property and yours to do with as you choose. If you are clever enough to write your own OS then Apple can not legally prevent you from installing it. Just as long you are not hacking their intellectual property.
clickmyfaceFeb 19, 2009
Albertsons and Wal-mart control what is sold in their stores too. Just. Like. Every. Other. Store. On. Earth. Go to a different store.p.s. There is no downside for Apple with unlocked iPhones. Your battle is with carriers, not them.
raptor87Feb 19, 2009
Your right but I can still install it regardless of weather I use it or not.
clickmyfaceFeb 19, 2009
You want the law changed so you can buy a $34 program, install it, and not use it?
datvillain83Feb 20, 2009
AT&T executives are probably real tight wads when it comes to this issue; subsidizing the iPhone costs, so it's only $199 initially, but we're smart enough to know we're trapped with a 2-year contract that doesn't justify s**tty service and more than makes up for its initial low cost, in the long run.AT&T can kiss my ass, if people wanted to sign contacts with you they wouldn't be circumventing your service in the first place.
pamuckrakerApr 10, 2009
Skype is the type of product that doesn't jive with either Apple or AT&T's business plans of monopolization. Neither will talk about the alleged federal violations. For more information on this issue, here is an article to read: <a class="user" href="http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Iphone-Skype-Att-Lawsuit">http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Iphone-S ...</a>
johnnysoftwareFeb 6, 2010
What security mechanisms and services has EFF developed to offset the safety loss when someone breaks the safety lock on their iPhone smartphone and installs software from a hacker that does not say, "Hey, I am a hacker and I want you to install this software so I can rob you." ? Right now, Apple's software and app store actually do protect against that. The jailbreak guys on the other hand have delivered technically naive users to hackers doors - or vice versa.