 kapilThe Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | reply to ThrowDemsOut
Re: NJ teen unlocks iPhone for use on T-Mobile Now why would it be illegal for him to unlock a device that HE OWNS so that he may use it any damn way he pleases?
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. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | I thought he published the hack. If he did...
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA |
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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | reply to kapil
Take what TCH says lightly... he'd put most people in jail if he could, and those he couldn't, he'd sue. |
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From the link quote:
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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Come on crazy mutant desert men, just because they got Jr. in the car doesn't mean they have Bud on the car. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | 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. |
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