By now many of you have already heard that a new DMCA Rule states that “jailbreaking” your iPhone (and other such mobile devices) is not illegal and that you can run these “unauthorized” apps legally:
Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally unlock their devices so they can run software applications that haven’t been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.
Whoot!
As one friend jokingly mentioned the other day:
Yes! I’m no longer living in sin!
I found this hilarious but at the same time intriguing, for a number of different reasons.
What’s your take?
This ruling also applies to rooting android devices. There are already sites going up claiming to have easy instructions on how to jailbreak or root devices. Lots of these instructions are incorrect and I have a feeling there will be a lot more $500 bricks lying around.
Maybe I’m somewhat of a purist, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. I enjoy stock products that do what they claim to do well. Period. I don’t need anything more, especially something that can potentially harm my device.
Totally agreed.
There are many that say that it was not illegal, let alone a sin before. The rules were clarified to include explicitly jailbreaking. That is certainly the position of the EFF and others.
Will it be a sin to run a tethering app on a jail-broken iPhone?
hah.
agreed. hah.
With http://www.jailbreakme.com live as of the last few days, I now am running MyWi and tethering up my iPad to my iPhone 4. Loving life and saving a few dollars!
Love the jailbreak/root community and the thought that goes into it all.
Does apply to iTouch also? If so don’t tell my son, I have threatened him with an inch of his life if he jailbroke his iTouch it would negate all warranty. =) Watch in a few days he will bring me an article on this.
ha.
Yes it includes ipod touch. But, even though it is now legal, it still voids your warranty.