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26 Jul 2010 21:11

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Tech: The Library of Congress made iPhone jailbreakers’ collective days

  • yes They’re now allowing people to legally jailbreak their spiffy phones without fear of retribution. iPhone users win.
  • no That doesn’t mean Apple has to make it easy for you to jailbreak it. They can still void your warranty.
  • yes They’ve also made cracking and ripping DVDs totally legal, and expanded unlocking rights. source

17 Mar 2009 10:59

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U.S.: Information was meant to be free. Read some FOIA requests here.

  • The EFF did all the hard work for you. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has put up a searchable database of its Freedom of Information Act requests on the Interweb for all to find. It’s information that they had to ask for – and now it’s yours to use. Thank us later. source