Hello folks, big thanks for all the replies!
On 4 Apr., 02:38, strazzere <[email protected]> wrote: > Copy protected applications install perfectly fine on rooted phones. I agree, they do on mine. ;) > On Apr 3, 5:47 pm, Andreas Kostyrka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You are mistaking paid with copyprotected apps, > > These are orthogonal features, most apps, including paid ones are not copy > > protected, and free ones can be copyprotected. Thanks for that, it bears repeating. That's something that always gets confused. > > >I heard that "unconventionally" rooted phones have full access to paid apps > > >on Android Market. Can anyone confirm this (without incriminating yourself, > > >that is)? Mine has. I don't mind "incriminating" myself, because rooting is not a crime. ;) And in my case, it wouldn't even be a breach of contract. And in my country, it probably wouldn't even be a crime if it were in Germany or the US. ;) > > >> Mattaku Betsujin <[email protected]> hat geschrieben: > > > >> >I am not a lawyer, but in case you are, and you are sueing other people > > >> >on > > >> >grounds of *The Digital Millennium Copyright Act* (DMCA), then I would > > >> >strongly implore that you shouldn't root the G1 on grounds of hypocrisy. Uh, I'm a Swiss citizen. Though I am no lawyer either, the DMCA does most surely not apply here. > > >> >According to Wikipedia: > > > >> >DMCA is a United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> > > >> >copyright <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright> > > >> >law<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law>that [...] also criminalizes the > > >> >act of circumventing an access control, > > >> >whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself. > > > >> >Because G1 has some sort of (very weak) DRM to control paid apps, and > > >> >root > > >> >can allow you to copy paid apps, all you guys rooting G1s should get > > >> >ready > > >> >for some jail time. Cops are coming real soon now. Thanks for clearing that up :) > > >> >On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Dave White <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > >> >> IANAL*, nor am I qualified to give you legal advice, but I keep > > >> >> reading > > >> >> these messages on this list. I would think there's a difference > > >> >> between > > >> >> "illegal" and "in breach of contract". ie: The police can put you in > > >> prison > > >> >> for the first one, and you can get civilly sued by an individual or > > >> company > > >> >> for the second. Thanks for clearing that up, I always mixe these two up although there's a difference. :) > > >> >> I would have thought that in most countries what you do > > >> >> with your phone after you have purchased can really only invalidate > > >> >> the > > >> >> warranty, or breach your contract with the teleco. That would > > >> potentially > > >> >> put you in line for a civil case against the teleco, but not have the > > >> police > > >> >> come looking for you. > > >> >> I'm guessing you come from America, where I think the RIAA / MPAA have > > >> >> muddied the waters about what is and isn't illegal. > > > >> >> With regards to Google, and again with the proviso that I'm not in the > > >> >> lagal profession, I would suggest that they don't actually have any > > >> control > > >> >> over what you do with YOUR telephone, which was in any case made by > > >> another > > >> >> company. Don't forget they sell the Dev phone completely unlocked. > > > >> >> *IANAL = I Am Not A Layer. Well, just because they are selling a different producut in a different state wouldn't mean I have the inherent right to make my device as such, would it? Anyway, I thank you a lot for all your replies. For me, that means I'm perfectly in the clear. For my friend I'm arguing with, it means he must check with his telco contract. Uhm... JP, you said "Obviously you got the G1 on a carrier contract [...]". Actually, I bought mine SIM-free, without contract, from digitec.ch . So in my case, only HTC or Google could have legal rights to anything I do with it. I guess. At least it would be really weird if I could do anything to my phone but as soon as I put a SIM into it, my phone would have to abide to restrictions in the new contract. Well, it would be weird but not unfathomable. Law is so weird these days... Thanks again! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
