Unlocking smartphones without permission illegal after Friday

[Jeepers]

did anyone see this ?

what a bunch of BS once a phone is paid for or contract has expired, you still have to get "permission" to unlock your own phone ? i dont even do cell phones and it piss's me off the DMCA needs to go grrrrrrrrr ...

A change to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that makes it illegal for consumers to unlock their mobile devices without the permission of their carrier goes into effect Saturday.

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-unlock-phone-illegal-20130125,0,3942514.story

[2shotjoe]

Doesn't affect rooting or jailbreaking.

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[Jeepers]

Doesn't affect rooting or jailbreaking.

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it does if you "unlock" the carrier

ETA Jailbreaking is legal for enhancement of s/w not unlocking the sim

A common method for unlocking smartphones requires jailbreaking, for iPhones, or rooting on Android devices. This is a means of removing the manufacturer’s limitations on software to allow the end user more options in what they can run on their device. On Apple devices, this generally means sideloading third-party apps not available in the App Store (something already possible with Android devices), or apps that require more access to the phone’s hardware systems. While potentially warranty-voiding, jailbreaking is a completely legal exemption under the DMCA, thanks in no small part to the efforts of the nonprofit advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). (We interviewed EFF’s Andrew Huang just a year ago about this very precept).

http://ifixit.org/4114/say-goodbye-to-legal-unlocking/

[DJ Skillz]

I paid good money for my smart phone. I own my smart phone. I'll do with it what I damn well please.

[NoHeavyHitter]

I do not own or carry a GPS beacon..

[Jeepers]

I paid good money for my smart phone. I own my smart phone. I'll do with it what I damn well please.

only if you ask nicely, otherwise you will be breaking the law (DMCA) after today ....

i once was a "hardware hacker" and this piss's me off i agree i own what i pay for and should be able to do with it what i want .....

[2shotjoe]

it does if you "unlock" the carrier

ETA Jailbreaking is legal for enhancement of s/w not unlocking the sim
http://ifixit.org/4114/say-goodbye-to-legal-unlocking/

Arguing for the sake of it?

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[Jeepers]

Arguing for the sake of it?

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naaa i am a friendly drunk

maybe i am misreading it ,not arguing as i said i dont even own a cell phone so dont know squat about "jailbreaking" other then it gains "root" for software enhancment , but the way i read it is you can not unlock the carrier even with jailbreaking and stay within the DMCA

[2shotjoe]

naaa i am a friendly drunk

maybe i am misreading it ,not arguing as i said i dont even own a cell phone so dont know squat about "jailbreaking" other then it gains "root" for software enhancment , but the way i read it is you can not unlock the carrier even with jailbreaking and stay within the DMCA

It's locked by the sim card/chip. Rooting just replaces the os.

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[Jeepers]

It's locked by the sim card/chip. Rooting just replaces the os.

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so jailbreaking does not mod the firmware to unlock the sim ?
if so, i understand why its still legal and has nothing to do with this new changes to the DMCA and unlocking legally owned phones without permission from the orig carrier

[Ryououki]

It's locked by the sim card/chip. Rooting just replaces the os.

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Rooting actually only gives you root access. It doesn't modify the OS. Installing a different ROM could replace the OS.

[keenkeen]

What about "found" unlocked phones?

[mofojoe]

Oh noooooooo cell phone police now!!!!!!!

[2shotjoe]

so jailbreaking does not mod the firmware to unlock the sim ?
if so, i understand why its still legal and has nothing to do with this new changes to the DMCA and unlocking legally owned phones without permission from the orig carrier

Nope, my phone is rooted and sim still lock.

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[dieselpower]

its the same as record labels crying about downloading... this too will pass when they figure out there is no way to police it.