scottishduck Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 http://consumerist.com/5153597/apple-wants...-time-2500-fine The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has petitioned the Library of Congress to officially protect phone owners who bypass software restrictions on their phones—aka "jailbreaking." Apple has just filed an objection, arguing that doing so would infringe on their copyright. If Apple gets its way, [it] would have the right to claim statutory damages of up to $2,500 "per act of circumvention." People who jailbreak phones, might even be subject to criminal penalties of as long as five years, if they circumvented copyright for a financial gain. I have been wrestling with the idea to sell my iPhone for a while, it lacks basic functionality found in cheaper (and better) phones. This looks like the dealbreaker for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/153286-apple-wants-to-see-you-in-jail-for-jailbreaking/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerrrrs Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 http://consumerist.com/5153597/apple-wants...-time-2500-fine I have been wrestling with the idea to sell my iPhone for a while, it lacks basic functionality found in cheaper (and better) phones. This looks like the dealbreaker for me. Can you imagine if Bill Gates said you could only install new software by going through Windows Update? On my Windows machine I've written many simple batch files to start multiple programs at the same time with one click (for example start peer guardian 2 and then utorrent). How would I do that through Windows update? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/153286-apple-wants-to-see-you-in-jail-for-jailbreaking/#findComment-1101962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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