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Library of Congress Updates Jailbreaking and Unlocking Rules

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Oct 26, 2012, 7:48 AM   by Eric M. Zeman

The U.S. Library of Congress has revised the rules that apply to unlocking cellular phones as well as "jailbreaking" devices such as the Apple iPhone. Officially, the rules are exceptions made by the Library of Congress that pertain to certain portions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Moving forward, it will be legal to jailbreak smartphones, but illegal to jailbreak tablets. It will be legal to unlock cell phones between now and January 2013, but illegal to unlock phones thereafter without first acquiring the permission of the wireless network operator. The Library of Congress explained that it believes there are enough unlocked handsets available in the market at this time, and U.S. carriers have become more lenient about unlocking consumer devices upon request. The new rules go into effect October 28 and are applicable for the next three years.

more info at Library of Congress »
more info at Ars Technica »

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HAHAHAHAHA	srich27	Oct 26, 2012, 7:55 AM
Re: HAHAHAHAHA by newfoneguy   Oct 26, 2012, 8:24 AM Re: HAHAHAHAHA by srich27   Oct 26, 2012, 8:28 AM Re: HAHAHAHAHA by ajac09   Oct 27, 2012, 10:25 AM Re: HAHAHAHAHA by timvideo   Oct 29, 2012, 8:35 PM Re: HAHAHAHAHA by speed4evr   Oct 26, 2012, 9:37 AM
Freedom of Choice.....	Mark_S	Oct 26, 2012, 2:57 PM
Re: Freedom of Choice..... by dlmjr   Oct 29, 2012, 11:28 AM Re: Freedom of Choice..... by Mark_S   Oct 29, 2012, 12:06 PM
I don't get it.	Jellz	Oct 26, 2012, 8:24 AM
Re: I don't get it. by Globhead   Oct 26, 2012, 9:43 AM Re: I don't get it. by speed4evr   Oct 26, 2012, 10:00 AM Re: I don't get it. by dlmjr   Oct 29, 2012, 11:31 AM
How nice	tzsm98	Oct 26, 2012, 1:28 PM
Re: How nice by Jarahawk   Oct 26, 2012, 10:17 PM Re: How nice by newfoneguy   Oct 29, 2012, 7:33 AM
Take A Long Walk On A Short Pier	Jarahawk	Oct 26, 2012, 10:25 PM
A few companies are following the rule sooo let's not enforce it at all	mikkej2k	Oct 26, 2012, 8:16 AM
Re: A few companies are following the rule sooo let's not enforce it at all by rascallic81   Oct 26, 2012, 8:26 AM Re: A few companies are following the rule sooo let's not enforce it at all by LibtardExposer   Oct 26, 2012, 9:45 PM Re: A few companies are following the rule sooo let's not enforce it at all by Jarahawk   Oct 26, 2012, 10:19 PM
Do people think anymore?	Zpike	Oct 26, 2012, 4:51 PM
Patriot Act by Jarahawk   Oct 26, 2012, 10:15 PM
F*ck da police	Magnagarde	Oct 26, 2012, 1:10 PM
Re: F*ck da police by Jarahawk   Oct 26, 2012, 10:14 PM
Differentiation between Phone and Tablet	Tofuchong	Oct 26, 2012, 1:15 PM
Re: Differentiation between Phone and Tablet by Magnagarde   Oct 26, 2012, 3:03 PM Re: Differentiation between Phone and Tablet by Jayshmay   Oct 26, 2012, 6:18 PM Re: Differentiation between Phone and Tablet by Vmac39   Oct 26, 2012, 3:35 PM Re: Differentiation between Phone and Tablet by Jayshmay   Oct 26, 2012, 6:05 PM

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