Intellectual Property Law

Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal

By Ryan Singel, Kevin Poulsen, Sarah Lai Stirland, Kim Zetter, and David Kravets

Apple says jailbreaking its iPhone is copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Apple made the assertion in comments (.pdf) to the U.S. Copyright Office as the government reviews proposals for DMCA exemptions. Cupertino-base Apple, in short, says applications and software available from Apple are all that can be run on the hottest-selling smart phone in the United States.

Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation has got the full scoop.

See Also:

• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
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• Air Force Cyber Command's New Weapon: DMCA Notices
• Universal Says DMCA Takedown Notices Can Ignore 'Fair Use ...
• Hackers, Others Seek DMCA Exemptions
• Coupon Hacker Defeats DMCA Suit
• Google, EFF Applaud Veoh DMCA Ruling
• DMCA 'Terror' Case Dismissed
• DMCA Abuser Retracts
• Congress Moves to Reshape DMCA
• EFF and U.C. Berkeley Defend Accused Coupon Hacker in DMCA Suit ...
• Stifled by Copyright, McCain Asks YouTube to Consider Fair Use ...
• Online Video-Sharing Sites Score Copyright Victory
• Judge Who Signed 'Torture Memo' Blasts DMCA Sentence

Full post as published by Threat Level on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).