December 3rd, 2008

EFF Seeks DMCA Exemption for iPhone Jailbreaking

By Roy Mark, eWeek

If it were legal, would it still be a jailbreak? The Electronic Frontier Foundation is requesting a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for cell phone users who jailbreak, or hack, their mobile devices to run third-party applications from sources other than those approved by the phone maker.

Related Issues: DMCA Rulemaking

Related Cases: 2009 DMCA Rulemaking

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