Thursday, December 20, 2012

Jailbreaking Smart Phones Legal, But NOT Tablets

In jailbreaking news, the Copyright Office within the Library of Congress has renewed its rules making jailbreak smartphones legit, no warranty void on that. However, the rules don't apply to tablets. Jailbreaking your tablet which includes your e-reader and game console is against the law.


Jailbreaking your gadget lets you run unapproved apps by Apple and break free from any carrier restrictions. Apple has a stringent monopoly over which apps shoul be part of its App Store. Jailbreaking opens up possibilities for your device such as running apps you can't find on the app store, but by jailbreaking your smartphone, Apple decrees your warranty void. Sometime a bootleg animation sticks, the main red flag that you've been jailbreaking your unit.


Technology regulators such as the DMCA are obviously waiting this one out. Who knows what the tablet or the new mobile incarnate will look like in a few years? Or if we even have that need to jailbreak.

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