http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Apparently they are in love with Cydia. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
sweet freedom!]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/YEAHHHHH!]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Does this mean that Apple can't deny your warranty because you jailbroke or is that another discussion?]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Actually, if you restore your iOS device after jailbreaking, your warranty is back]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
As is rooting! iOS an Android fans should be happy. :D]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Awesome. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Is this the first thing that the DMCA has enabled that is in favor of the public/consumer?]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
I know. Perhaps I should ask a simple question: If I go to the Genius Bar with a jailbroken iPhone (with Cydia clearly on the homescreen), can they deny my warranty?*

*This is all assuming that Apple doesn't know which iDevices are jailbroken.]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
NICE!!

@everyone

Looks like the government is getting ready to do something with some companies that have RIDICULOUS rules for their idevices.]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
This is one time where I can really say... America, FUCK YEAH!]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
No, they set the terms of their warranty so they can still deny you the warranty. Of course, if you needed to take it in you would just restore it back to factory and that problem is solved.

This just makes it clear that jailbreaking is in no way illegal.]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
I doubt it. There's nothing here that states warranties can't be denied due to the things the DMCA is allowing.]]>Jul 26th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Yes they can. You agreed to the terms of use. Also the phone is not running the way its was meant to run. They cant diagnose it if its not running they way it was intended to, given that the issue is a software not hardware issue, but still the phone needs to be put back to its original software to be diagnosed properly. I hated using that line.]]>Jul 26th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Makes sense, considering how some devices are rooted out-of-the-box.]]>Jul 26th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Eyes closed... Long Pause.... Eyes open...

FREEEEDOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
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Basically jailbreaking is up to the same level as the Hackintosh (only that breaking is still illegal at this point). if You do it to Your stuff and keep your mouth shut, you'll get away with it. If you post the deets and tools, you can be shut down, sued etc. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Shouldn't that rather be '...that the DMCA hasn't disabled...'?

By its very nature the DMCA can't enable anything that pro-consumer, it can only fail to disable it.]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
The DMCA is still garbage IMO.]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Give me liberty or gimme death.]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
The jailbreaking community has been using the same way to jailbreak every iOS release. Apple is in no way trying to stop them.]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Nope, they can still deny you warranty and deny you access to iTunes if you jailbreak.
AT&T can deny you service if you jailbreak or breach the terms of your contract in any other way (such as using tethering apps)

All this is saying is, once you have complete your contact you can do what you like with your phone, you own it.

]]>Jul 26th 2010 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/]]>Jul 26th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Yes.
The law gives you the right to break your phone, it doesn't mean Apple have to fix it.]]>Jul 26th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
I have almost completed MS in Library Science, so this move does not surprise me at all. There is a very heavy emphasis within librarian philosophy and culture on user control and absolute privacy. Basically, as long as you are not breaking the law, (most) librarians are cool with you doing whatever the #@$% you want.]]>Jul 26th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/No, jailbreaking would be to break free of the locked down system apple has.
It has nothing about being legal or not]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
Yes, how "gracious" of Congress to "allow" us to use our own justly acquired property. ]]>Jul 26th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
And who gave the LoC authority to do this..Would that hold up in court?]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/I believe the DMCA itself gives the LoC this authority- someone can correct me if I'm wrong though.]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/They should make a law against them being able to void warranties because of it, also, they should make a law that enables us to easily unclock ANY (including the iPhone) device to be unlocked once the contract expires (to make it fair).]]>Jul 26th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/Jul 26th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/
1) decrypting DVDs (DeCSS) for fair use, not necessarily for backup

2) hacking phones to run non copyright infringing apps, i.e. jailbreak as long as you're not using it to run cracked pay apps

3) unlocking phones to use on any network

4) breaking PC game copy protection only for security testing only

5) unlocking software protected by a dongle that's no longer being supported

6) decrypting ebooks that don't work on devices that have features to aid the blind or deaf

Nothing is said about warranties or manufacturers making it easy or intentionally leaving in backdoors a la the Nexus One. Apple can still continue in the devteam arms race, Moto can still build in efuses, and HTC can deny your warranty for unlocked bootloaders. But now nobody can sue you or request a DMCA takedown for breaking any of these protections.]]>Jul 26th 2010 12:04PM