Library of Congress makes rooting legal! EPIC!

[Honestly77]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/

Check it out. Yup. We just won a big one dudes. No longer can they keep us down. Root. Forever.

More detailed link here:

http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/07/26

 

[jdkoreclipse]

thats a win!

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[rfarrah]

Interesting. Nice to know we're getting positive attention.

 

[aaronjb]

RTFA. Thread headline is a mess.

 

[snackcharmer]

not exactly as cut and dry as...jailbreaking is legal..but definitely heading in a more positive direction. YAY!

 

[jdmba]

Ugh

People ... this is not as big a story as you think. It simply means Verizon can't sue you under the copyright code if you root.

That said, you entered a contract with Verizon when you got the phone and signed up for service. The copyright code has NOTHING to do with that contract.

That contract says that if you root, your warranty is void and they can do other fun things. So, if you root, "I believe" (i want to say that ... as I am not rendering legal advice) that you won't get prosecuted under the copyright code, but you are CERTAINLY in breach of contract, and have voided your warranty. Since Verizon was unlikely to look to the copyright code to go after those who root, when they can just hold you in breach of contract, etc., this is a non-news story as far as the every day person is concerned.

It is BIG news for unrEVOked; but not for "you".

... so move on from this news story.

 

[TNS201]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/

Check it out. Yup. We just won a big one dudes. No longer can they keep us down. Root. Forever.

More detailed link here:

http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/07/26

I never knew rooting was considered illegal. Its not like it allows you to use paid apps for free, cuz technically you could do it with a non root phone.

BTW, the law might not hold us back, but the things the makers of the phones do to the phones will at least hold us down for several months.

People ... this is not as big a story as you think. It simply means Verizon can't sue you under the copyright code if you root.

That said, you entered a contract with Verizon when you got the phone and signed up for service. The copyright code has NOTHING to do with that contract.

That contract says that if you root, your warranty is void and they can do other fun things. So, if you root, "I believe" (i want to say that ... as I am not rendering legal advice) that you won't get prosecuted under the copyright code, but you are CERTAINLY in breach of contract, and have voided your warranty. Since Verizon was unlikely to look to the copyright code to go after those who root, when they can just hold you in breach of contract, etc., this is a non-news story as far as the every day person is concerned.

It is BIG news for unrEVOked; but not for "you".

... so move on from this news story.

Umm, I don't think verizon would hunt you down for rooting your phone for breach of contract. If you are stupid enough to brick your phone rooting or doing something and messing it up and go to verizon and tell them what you did instead of saying "my phone fell in the lake" or some random stole my phone then I don't think you deserve a new phone lol.

What you don't tell, wont hurt you.