No matter how you cut it, it is consider "illegal" to prevent customers from unlocking their mobiles in the US. Manufacturers, and more specifically, carriers could be in trouble with the Fed if they implement that type of practice.
How do you figure that? The copyright law states that it is not illegal to unlock your phone. That prevents the end user from being prosecuted for altering the programming (which is copyrighted) for the sole purpose of unlocking the phone.
Turning that around to say that it is illegal for a manufacturer to prevent their phone from being used on another service is quite a stretch. The law prevents then enduser from being prosecuted under copyright laws. It in no way says that cell phone manufacturers have to make their phones unlockable. The law is just a copyright law and nothing more. You should actually read it.
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No matter how you cut it, it is consider "illegal" to prevent customers from unlocking their mobiles in the US. Manufacturers, and more specifically, carriers could be in trouble with the Fed if they implement that type of practice.
How do you figure that? The copyright law states that it is not illegal to unlock your phone. That prevents the end user from being prosecuted for altering the programming (which is copyrighted) for the sole purpose of unlocking the phone.
Turning that around to say that it is illegal for a manufacturer to prevent their phone from being used on another service is quite a stretch. The law prevents then enduser from being prosecuted under copyright laws. It in no way says that cell phone manufacturers have to make their phones unlockable. The law is just a copyright law and nothing more. You should actually read it.