Something all hardware hackers should care about, even if you don't subject yourself to iOS.
Jailbreaking Exemption Law Could Expire Soon http://mashable.com/2012/01/25/jailbreaking-exemption-law/ Protection granted by the U.S. Copyright Office for people who modify their iPhones and other iOS devices so they can install apps not authorized by Apple (known as "jailbreaking") is set to expire soon. That's why the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is rallying supporters to sign a petition to renew the jailbreaking exemption law. Three years ago the Copyright Office created an exemption to the1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA that would protect users who jailbroke their phones from legal threats. Without this protection, anyone with a jailbroken iOS device could have legal issues looming over their heads. Comments to the Copyright Office are due by Feb. 10. You can also visit jailbreakingisnotacrime.org to sign a petition supported by EFF and Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, author of Hacking the Xbox. I signed the petition at http://jailbreakingisnotacrime.org/ -Tom _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
