Apple loses in Digital Millennium Copyright ruling – Inquirer
PC World Apple loses in Digital Millennium Copyright ruling Inquirer Every three years, the Library of Congress reviews its policy on the DMCA and releases its opinions about how it should be interpreted. … Copyright reform bill to get review CBC.ca all 61 news articles »
Why Jailbreaking Is Now Legal [It's Your iPhone, Not Apple's]
Back in the day the entertainment industry tried to stop consumers from videotaping TV shows to watch at a later time. But the courts and Congress said taping TV shows is a non-infringing use of copyrighted works: it is “fair use.” Now, the Copyright Office has determined that Apple locking the iPhone to prevent it
Reader Poll: Will You Jailbreak Your iPhone?
Now that the US Copyright Office has ruled that jailbreaking your phone is not a violation of the DMCA, you can go ahead an tinker without crossing over to the wrong side of the law. Tell us whether you will jailbreak your iPhone now or not and why in the comments.
Library of Congress Says iPhone Jailbreaking Is Legal (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Jailbreaking may no longer be the appropriate term for downloading unapproved but legally acquired applications onto Apple’s iPhones, in the wake of new rules announced Monday by the U.S. government. The Library of Congress’ Copyright Office, which, every three years, reviews exemptions to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibiting unauthorized uses of certain products, has issued a new ruling that jailbreaking is legal.
Govt.-Approved iPhone Jailbreaking Won’t Help Users (PC World)
PC World – The U.S. Copyright Office slapped Apple in the face by declaring iPhone jailbreaking legal, but that won’t change anything for iPhone users.
iPhone Component Supplier Samsung Gives Away Free Smartphones To Unhappy iPhone 4 Customers
Samsung isn’t the first smartphone maker to try to capitalize on the iPhone 4 antenna issues, but they are the only one who stand to directly benefit from Apple’s latest handset’s success. That’s what makes a recent campaign by Samsung USA so curious. They have begun giving away free Samsung Galaxy S Series smartphones to Brit’s
Congress moves to crack down on prison cell phones (AP)
AP – Congress moved Tuesday to make it tougher for federal prison inmates to use cell phones and wireless devices to direct criminal activities within or outside prison walls.
18 Month Wait for ‘Hardcore’ Kinect Games? (PC World)
PC World – Microsoft says Gears of War, Halo, and Fable fans can rest assured the company isn’t abandoning them for the Wii demographic with its initially casual-focused Kinect.
