NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18943678 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:05 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:05 EDT Re: NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18952899 rradina : Although I think it's still a crime to unlock your own device, I was calling into question whether or not it was wise for the guy to publish the hack.

Someone else said there may be an exemption for cell phones and that this would probably test that law.

There are many DMCA exemptions but most seem to be surrounding unsupported products or products that are no longer manufactured. For instance, there is an exemption if software requires a hardware device (dongle) to unlock it and the hardware device is no longer manufactured. In this case, you are free to hack the protection and remove it. I'm still assuming this would be for your personal and legal use (you owned a license before your hardware key stopped working). If you hack such software and use it illegally, they may not be able to charge you on the hack but they could still charge you for damages resulting from using unlicensed software.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18952899 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:41:46 EDT Re: NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18946626 guitarzan :
said by rradina See Profile :

I thought he published the hack. If he did...

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA
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and criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, even when there is no infringement of copyright itself.
Being that it's from Wikipedia is that correct? fuck that with a capitol F. Any thing i purchase, i will do whatever i damn well please with any device. How the hell did banks and corporations gain control of and run this country. Whore politicians I know.
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said by Jovi See Profile :

said by GOLFnSUN See Profile :

Looks to me like he has just set himself up to be sued by Apple & AT&T. His bragging may get him and his family a LOT of legal expenses.
Might want to see his CNBC interview. I have not researched his claims of it being legal under the DMCA. This link has a story and video of his CNBC interview.
»www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20424880/

DMCA here(DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT).
»www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

Any thoughts TCH?
If this is indeed true, It will be amazing, Apple and/or AT&T(the "evil" Empire;)) won't be happy and Apple might refuse to allow the battery to be replaced, As when the power goes dead that's It. According to NBC4 in Los Angeles the second hacked iPhone is up to about $99,999,999.00 on ebay.
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said by GOLFnSUN See Profile :

Looks to me like he has just set himself up to be sued by Apple & AT&T. His bragging may get him and his family a LOT of legal expenses.
Might want to see his CNBC interview. I have not researched his claims of it being leagal under the DMCA. This link has a story and video of his CNBC interview.
»www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20424880/

DMCA here(DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT).
»www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

Any thoughts TCH?
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»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18944205 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:06:18 EDT Re: NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18944191 bobrk : That video was quite a magic show, if you ask me. Couldn't see the number dialed, a phone rings right on time, a SIM card produced by a sleight of hand even I could master. I call BS.

Read another article about it. Some AP reporter verified that the phone was unlocked.

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What's next...buying clothes from the Gap that can only be washed with Tide soap?...otherwise your clothes shrink and become unusable due to the violation of your end user agreement?

I get that you are here to sell your propaganda wares...but I think your crap sells best when you act like a used car salesman...at least PRETEND to be on the side of the one you're about to screw.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18943810 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:09:36 EDT NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18943678 GOLFnSUN : »www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Aug24/···,00.html
Armed with a soldering iron and a large supply of energy drinks, a slight, curly haired teenager has developed a way to make the iPhone, arguably the gadget of the year, available to a much wider audience.

George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., spent his last summer before college figuring out how to "unlock" the iPhone, freeing it from being restricted to a single carrier, AT&T Inc.

The procedure, which the 17-year-old laid out on his blog Thursday, raises the possibility of a cottage industry springing up to buy iPhones, unlocking them and then selling them to people who don't want AT&T service or can't get it, particularly overseas.

»iphonejtag.blogspot.com/
Looks to me like he has just set himself up to be sued by Apple & AT&T. His bragging may get him and his family a LOT of legal expenses.


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