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DMCA jailbreak exemption set to expire, EFF asks for your help to get it renewed and expanded

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 a 12:48 pm

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is asking for your help to tell the U.S. Copyright Office that jailbreaking does not violate the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and its exemption should be continued and expanded.

Siri ported to iPhone 4 via questionable jailbreak mod

By Andrew Wray, Monday, Dec 5, 2011 a 1:16 pm

A new jailbreak mod by the name of H1Siri claims to allow a fully working port of Siri on the iPhone 4, but this one comes with a number of questionable aspects.

Geohot vs Sony: what it means for the iPhone and iPad Jailbreak community

By Allyson Kazmucha, Sunday, Jan 30, 2011 a 10:26 am

For those who haven't been following it, iPhone Jailbreaker George Holtz (Geohot) is being sued by Sony for hacking their PS3. It's not new for companies to take action against hackers. Every time Apple updates iOS they try to close Jailbreak exploits and they even lobbied the US government to try and make sure Jailbreaking wasn't granted a DMCA exception (Apple didn't get their way and jailbreaking was given an exception.

Apple Faces Off Against the EFF in Jailbreak Showdown

By Jeremy, Monday, May 4, 2009 a 6:12 am

Back in February we brought to you the story about Apple saying that Jailbreaking your iPhone is illegal. Granted that was in response the (Electronic Frontier Foundation), and their filing an exemption request for Jailbreaking iPhones. (See the AIPLA Quarterly Journal's article on this from last week). Well this past Friday Apple's head of marketing, Greg Joswiak, faced off against Fred von Lohmann, the EFF’s copyright guru and a plethora of Copyright Office officials. The topic? Jailbreaking...

Apple Sez iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal

By Jeremy, Friday, Feb 13, 2009 a 1:46 pm

It is a sad day for our Jailbreak Pirate, so sad that he is even sporting a frown today. Apple has finally, after a full year plus, publicly came out saying that Jailbreaking the iPhone that you paid for is illegal. Does this mean the FBI will be knocking on Rene's door to lock him up for Jailbreaking publicly over the internet??? ;)

[No, I'm Canadian, so all I have to fear is the red surge of the Mounties - Rene]